I haven't put many road miles on my '64 Daytona in years, but have regularly started it, and have always "yard" driven it every few months.
It sat parked all through July and August of this summer, now when I went to move it, it refuses to shift into either the first or reverse gears, (this is a 3 speed with o/d manual) it has always before shifted very smoothly and effortlessly, now all of a sudden. no amount of pressure will suffice to move the lever into either first or reverse positions, it won't even grind the gears, clutch in or out, o/d engaged or disingaged, although it still shifts just fine between 2nd and 3rd.
Back in the '60s our old '64 Commander used to regularly "lock up" in the second gear position, and we would have to pound on the linkage to get it to "unlock", but I don't recall having it ever refuse to shift out of the neutral position?
One thing for sure, is that I cannot even attempt to move it on these Kentucky hills without a functioning first and reverse.
Guess I'll now have to be jacking and blocking 'er up so's that I can get ahold of those consarned shift rods and arms.
It sat parked all through July and August of this summer, now when I went to move it, it refuses to shift into either the first or reverse gears, (this is a 3 speed with o/d manual) it has always before shifted very smoothly and effortlessly, now all of a sudden. no amount of pressure will suffice to move the lever into either first or reverse positions, it won't even grind the gears, clutch in or out, o/d engaged or disingaged, although it still shifts just fine between 2nd and 3rd.
Back in the '60s our old '64 Commander used to regularly "lock up" in the second gear position, and we would have to pound on the linkage to get it to "unlock", but I don't recall having it ever refuse to shift out of the neutral position?
One thing for sure, is that I cannot even attempt to move it on these Kentucky hills without a functioning first and reverse.
Guess I'll now have to be jacking and blocking 'er up so's that I can get ahold of those consarned shift rods and arms.
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