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Wareagle32789 · Joined: 23 Sep 2015 Posts: 39 Location: Winter Park, FL

The shifter play in my '80 924 was sloppy to say the least, so I upgraded to a new shift lever from Only944, and also replaced the nylon cup under the mounting bracket.

This improved my ability to find the correct gear, and the car is driving much better; HOWEVER, every 10th shift into second gear from 1st on a restart, the engine "chugs"/strains like it's in the wrong gear. A quick step on the clutch, pop into neutral, and shift back to 2nd gear seems to correct the condition.

Is this the sign of a mechanical problem, or is it a case of me "accidently" finding 4th gear, since I'm very new to the car. Also, this seems to happen more when heading up hill, in lieu of being on a flat road.

I'm not having this situation in any other gear, and would appreciate any feedback.

Thanks!

Paul · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:07 am Post subject:

4th gear. try keeping your hand on the right side of the shift lever when going from 1 to 2.
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Wareagle32789 · Joined: 23 Sep 2015 Posts: 39 Location: Winter Park, FL

I hope that you're right. This was the first time driving the car without massive slop, so I hope that more wheel time will take care of it - I will be more aware when shifting from 1st to 2nd, and will keep my fingers crossed that it's not a sign of something more serious!