I've had the same issue with my old beater Acclaim. The kick-down shaft was stuck in its resting position. It was so bad that if I mashed the throttle all the way down (in gear, engine off) it would move the shift linkage into neutral. It was my parents car, and apparently, they either never opened the throttle far enough to actuate the kickdown lever, or my dad never saw it as a problem. Either way, I'm not surprised that it was all stuck together. Ohio winters...
I had to simply remove the battery and tray, take the linkage off, and then work some PB Blaster in there, followed by a few drops of used motor oil. I oil it every once in a while since I don't drive it much. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 1:41 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; NICK YOUNG Subject: Re: SD> 92 Spirit LE 2.5 Turbo Auto For Sale/Parts "same double shaft going in to the engine". This should have said same double shaft going in to the tranny. You'd thing when I re-read the thing I would have caught that. Bob Doherty Coon Rapids, MN. MNSDAC Vice President SDAC Member '91 Dodge Spirit R/T '87 Shelby Charger '87 Shelby GLHS #784 '87 Shelby GLHS #654 '89 LeBaron GTC convertible TII (one of 906 made) '87 Horizon 2.2, 5 speed 45,000 actual miles '94 Sundance 2dr '68 AMC AMX #5816 ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: NICK YOUNG <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:46:41 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: SD> 92 Spirit LE 2.5 Turbo Auto For Sale/Parts ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge
