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Originally Posted by Phil_F_NM
I never shift it into 1st manually because I simply don't need that gear.D
Phil Forrest
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Well, at this point I'd say you don't know if you've started in 1st gear. Start out in drive and go for 30 yds. Come to a stop and put it in L or 1st gear and start again. You should feel a substantial difference in the gearing. 70mph will seem like a lot of rpm's in an NA 617 even with a 4 spd.
The way the 4 spd was designed to function on the early NA 617's was that it never shifts into 1st or starts in 1st unless specifically commanded to. It was designed to be commanded either by the kickdown switch or the shift selector. The way the selector works is that if at a stop you shift it into L and then back to D without moving the car, it should start in L and go up thru 4 gears.