Fluid does not smell burnt. Got a sample of it and it is red....looks brand new actually. How do I go about fixing the linkage? Also, I just read on another site that someone had this problem with the same model as mine and they claimed it was the hose that goes from the air cleaner to the crankcase??? I'm not sure I understand how that works, but could there be some truth to that? It seems strange that I would just all of a sudden lose all my gears. I will attempt to fix the problem tomorrow by seeing if I could at least get the car to move. So I guess I'll have to take the day off work

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1990 190E 3.0L