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WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LEVER ON THIS PACKARD, IT WILL ONLY GO INTO REVERSE AND 1ST AND WE KNOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GOOD. PLEASE HELP!!!!!
I am not familiar with your car, but the shift linkage is pretty simple and should be easy to fix. First, look around the net for a packard car club and contact them, or even join it if it is near you. Or, you can try to fix it yourself or have a mechanic friend fix it. The trans probably has two levers, one for low and reverse, and the other for second and third. Sounds like the 2-3 lever is binding, broken, or missing. Get under the car and follow the levers and shaft and check out the linkage. This should not be hard to do.
Give it a shot and I bet you, or a friend can get it working.
Good luck
jack
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jack bahm
Expertise
Only repair type questions on the 1928-1931 Ford Model A.
Experience
Owned one when I was 15 yrs old, and now have owned 5. Still own and play with 2 of them.
Organizations
Oakleaf region of MARC. Model A Restorers Club. I have put several Model A videos on the Oakleaf site that may be of help. Things like how to start the A, how to Time it, how to troubleshoot it.. Go to oakleafregion.org and you will find them. jack
Publications
"More than you need to know about cars." Just a small book for Car Nuts. Blurb.com
"Model A Ford Tips and Hints" Blurb.com 2010
Many Model A movies that can be found on youtube.com/jackbahm
Education/Credentials
BSME LSU, 1958, Masters of automotive engineering from the Chrysler Institute of engineering, 1960, MBA Mich State, 1976. Worked as an engineer at Chrysler from 1958 to the end of 1991.
Awards and Honors
Two patents while working in auto industry.
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