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Expert: - 5/11/2010


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have lost 3rd & 4th gear still have 1st,2nd and rev.
i was speed shifting. there is no noise coming from tranny and it fell as if the gear shift is engaging yet no 3rd or 4th gear

Answer
Since 3rd and 4th gears are operated by the same internal shift fork and the same synchronizer drum it is one of the two. The shift fork could have broken or the gears could have been stripped on the synchronizer drum. If the linkage is moving on the outside of the gear box, then it is time to remove the transmission for work.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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