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Sea Foam it and see if that helps. Check the brake lines.

Congrats to you, Zap. I've certainly learned a bunch from you, and I still kick myself for not stopping in when I bought Richie's Brat, but I was pressed for time to get back home. Look forward to meeting you (and others) at WCSS7 this summer.

Make several types and offer a choice.

That sounds like a plan. Appreciate it. I'll call as time gets closer.

Didn't see the original intro, but thanks for the edit. Welcome.

Torxxx, if you have a 5spd d/r that's in decent shape, I'd sure appreciate it if you sent it back with Jon. If you're headed down this way sometime in the near future, you could bring it then also. The tranny I have in now will just have to stay put for the time being. I don't have the time to yank it and replace it. That'll probably happen over the summer when I have more time. Let me know what you'd like as a swap for the tranny. Kelly, thanks for the offer and the ideas. I've noticed I get an extra shake at 56 mph and above. It must be a police conspiracy thing so I don't go speeding around.

Snowman is working on a cure for this problem. PM him for details.

You'd be money ahead to just pay a glass shop to install one. If it leaks, then it's their problem. If they break it, they eat it.

... then make lemonade. There are a lot of things you can do with your car. You're not out anything by a long ways. Read up on mods you're interested in, grab a wrench and go for it. You'll end up with a decent rig for under 2 grand. Hard to beat that.

I had a very competent mechanic install the clutch. I am positive it's in properly. Any other ideas? I sure appreciate all of the help so far.

Harbor Freight has a 3000lb, winch for around $159 or so.

Welcome. There are a few members in your area.

Tranny oil was black as midnight in January up here. There wasn't any debris that I took note of. There very well could be a bad bearing or ??? with the vibration and whine. Thanks for the thoughts.

Neither. Just took delivery of it. And I don't lay any blame with anyone over that (if indeed the tranny is bad) that happens sometimes. I'm just looking for viable options to the problem before I decide to swap it out.

Driveshaft is skookum. It was done to specs and balanced by a top notch shop here. Pilot bearing is in. But I sure appreciate the ideas. I just want to rule out (what might be the obvious) problems before I have to replace the tranny again.

I have gear whine in all 5 gears, but no rubbing. The vibration doesn't seem to be harmonic. It's a definite shake.

Oil level is full and quality is new. Replaced fresh with the tranny. Installed a 1 piece driveshaft (after reading a prompt from Ed) with greasable joints. It should not be the culprit. Don't know the history other than it was working before I put it in. I hate to take it back out, find another one only to have that one do the same thing. It shouldn't be motor mounts (didn't happen before the swap) or tranny mounts - Jerry's kit came complete with mounts that looked good. Any other ideas are appreciated before I look at swapping this one out.

Buy an inflatable boat, and tell your friends to lose some weight.

A magnet on a string will just attach to the flywheel. A magnetic telascoping wand would work better. Otherwise, ... I don't even want to think about it.

I just did the tranny swap from a 4 spd d/r to a 5 spd d/r and have a couple of concerns. Was wondering if I'm wigging out over nothing. 1. All gears seem to have a loud whine to them. (Turning the radi up doesn't seem to help). 2. I get all sorts of vibration after the swap that wasn't present beforehand. The mirrors shake, the radio rattles, the doorpanel makes noises.... 3. After I get on the highway after the car warms up, there is a pronounced and sudden surge in vibration at about 50 to 60 mph that then doesn't go away while driving, even after I decelerate to first gear. 4. After I park the car in the garage, I can hear noises of a stress release come from the tranny. There is a noticable series of clunks over a half hour period of time. I was wondering if any of you have noticed such symptoms and might have solutions, or is this to be expected. I don't believe we did anything out of the ordinary in the installation process. Any feedback is appreciated.

Or let him hold the title to one of your other cars (unsigned, or course) as a promisary note?

I have a spare from an 85 Brat 4spd d/r if you need one.

Nice Dylan allusion, by the way.

Do the timing belts and then you'll be worry free for 60k miles. So what's the P.A.T.? LSD?

Good luck with the wrenching.