[V8Vairs] reverse problems with Kelmark v8 conversion

[Chris Wills]

P,

The reverse is spring-loaded so it does take some effort to get it into reverse.  Try slipping a pipe over your shiter to temporarily get more leverage.  you may have to remove the wood shifter plate if it is not allowing the shift lever to move over far enough.  It could be slop in the linkage causing your problems-tighten all connections in the shift linkage if you can. If ther is a universal joint in the rod check it for play.

Good luck!

Chris Wills
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  Subject: [V8Vairs] reverse problems with Kelmark v8 conversion



  I tried to send this last night and it appears from my mailbox  it didn't go 
  out but if this is a repeat please forgive, I am just excited about  this new 
  toy and want to tackle this problem
   
  This drive train is the kelmark mid engineering  one,
  The shifter in the car on mine is a rod about 1/2 inch thick  by about 5" 
  long so leverage is hard to get,
  I can weld a bolt on top and add a knob and that would help a  pile
  the so called shifter plate is an "H" cut in wood with the  extra leg where 
  you describe reverse to be to the left and forward
  in my set up the tranny is backwards to how it would be in a  stock corvair 
  or the original valkyreie so I can see from back of the car  the shifter rod 
  comes back under the car and a little plate connects it to the  shifter rod 
  coming out of the tranny in the rear,
  Perhaps I am not able to get the shifter far enough to the  left before going 
  forward with it  to get reverse as it just hits first ( I  assume that is 
  first ) each time,
  The car was not running no battery when the transporter had it  but I hope 
  they didn't damage the tranny some way
  Thanks for any help
  Cheers,
  P.
  407-496-8334

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