tank,

27 mm deep well is what you need for the crank bolt.

Dont mess with the ALDA. What you need to do is mess with the vacuum system first.

Can you review what you have done to the vacuum system?

Can you give more details as to what the shift qualities are for each gear?

You have a long, long ways to go before condemning this tranny.

Fill in this table:

Min forward throttle from a dead stop

1-2 Shift quality (flare, no shift, firm, bang, perfect etc.) RPM of shift:
2-3 Shift quality: RPM of shift:
3-4 Shift quality: RPM of shift:

Ill help you as best as I can, as others (Brian Carlton mostly) have helped me get mine back from the dead.


-dd

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