Fluid Drive Problem

[chop]

I got the motor running in my D19 pretty good so I thought I'd back it out if the shop but when I put it in reverse in went forward. The fluid drive coupling has ISO32 in it and the tranny is full of gear oil but all 4 shift positions go forward. The adjustment seems good on all the linkages and nothing is bound up. Does anyone have any ideas on this? This is the last piece of the puzzle before I can drive my car.

Thanks,

Bryan

[james curl]

Was this a complete car when you got it?  Is this the original engine or a replacement, if a replacement where did it come from.  The only two things that can make a car go backwards when in forward gears is a reverse cam for a boat drive or the ring and pinion were installed backwards.  Have you had the rear end out of the car?

[chop]

It's the original motor, it's not turning backwards because it goes forward in first, second and third gear but it also goes forward it reverse.

[_shel_ny]

Sounds like you are staying in 2nd/3rd. Not getting the 1st/reverse trip over in the linkage/transmission.

 

Were it mine, with the engine shut off, I would unpin the linkage at the transmission, manually move the gearshift selector lever, and the gearshift operating lever to attempt to locate reverse.

 

That would allow you to determine if it is a linkage problem, or a problem in the transmission where the levers are located.

[james curl]

Sorry, I miss-read the symptoms and thought the car went backwards in all of the forward gears.