I resemble that remark.

- Eric

 

Oh snap mannnn we got an English Major in the house...well I will keep you bzy...my dad always said I could mess up the English language...


Oh and No no no picking on my #1 Eric either (*__*)....me smiling....

 

Terry,
You apparently don't know that Eric #1 is also an "English Major". But that's ok. Everyone makes a mistake spelling sometimes. Besides, if I don't understand what you are posting, I'll ask for clarification. "E" contractions and 'internet slang' aren't really my strong suit but I try to understand them. I believe they're borne out of texting as short cuts, right?

There's plenty of diverse interpretations of the many acronyms used on this site and elsewhere.
eg: ROTFLMAO (Roll On The Floor Laughing my A$$ off), IMO (In My Opinion), AFAIK (As Far As I Know), IDK (I Don't Know), IIRC (If I Remember Correctly) DIY (Do It Yourself) etc. They all have their place and are used as needed.

You'd have to know Eric just a wee bit better to understand the humor of that post between us. It wasn't rude BTW (By The Way) and I'm sure Eric didn't interpret it as such.

Here's another one for you, and probably you can relate easily. MAW - Might As Well - means to 'extend' your current project to another related or unrelated part of it while you are 'in there' anyway. There are no cures for MAW. See this thread Gassed - another MAW disaster?

Robb Young (Lady72nRobb71) says his 'anti MAW helmet' works, but I think that's smoke and mirrors Are you the victim of the “Might-As-Well” blues?

 

I want to start out that my sisters funeral was very nice, and had a nice dinner after with lots of generations of family..

Allan I'm sorry didn't mean to come off rude either..
I totally get you guys on this site...and find it very humorous how uall pick on each other....slapping each others ballz around they way uall do...love it...its great...xoxox
and Ima have to copy those acronyms...me smiling...


Octania go suck on my straw now....me giggling at myself as always....
And I GOT MY CARBURETOR YES....made my heart got pitter patter pitter patter, it was a beautiful thing....I SWEAR I HAVE NVR HEARD DnD start up like that....let it run for a while the sound of music mmmm sigh...almost as good a s$x.....

But didn't get to put her on the streets yet, got to fix that linkage or cable issue...the shifter just glides on down from park to low....still got the wood block and cement cylinders behind the car. It was raining while we put on carb too...
A few pics of my new carb sweet baby sweet.....
THANK YOU SO MUCH DANNNYYYYYYY xoox

 

Italian. Please.

And the period goes before the closing quotation mark.


Actually more of a punctuation error than a spelling mistake.

I'm the guy who puts a diacritic (which the Germans naďvely call an umlaut) over diphthongs, though, so you'd think I'd have noticed my own mistake.


Of course not.


Glad you finally got your carb., Terry!

- Eric

 

Yeah so uall please don't ever get offended either but what I say...sometimes txt can come across wrong...


and sometimes I have a way with words and don't mean no harm from it and im sure uve noticed I have a gutter brain...let me apologize NOW for every nutsexualbolt thing I will ever say in the future ...ok ok me smiling at all of you....


ERIC ME TOO

 

I'm trying to figure out if you have a speech impediment, or that you like funky undergarments.

 

This gutter's getting purty crowded.

Great to see that new carb on DnD!

 

Quote:Eric
diphthongs
1969 - I'm trying to figure out if you have a speech impediment, or that you like funky undergarments.

Ima go with answer B I think he likes the dipthongs - funky undergarment
and since I visualize everything we talk about...although Ive nvr seen Eric, me smiling and gigglin....I can imagine him in a PINK dipthong.nutsexualbolt..Im sorry ERIC #1 I couldnt resist the temptation...all but love for you....gigglin at you guys like always

Vi Cutty - there's always more room here if you can past the gutter ball test lol

Eric ok so now my next question is do I have to adjust both areas or just either or... which one should I adjust first...that cable looks to be a pain in a booty!!!!

 

Well this discussion has taken a wild turn...

Glad the carb is working out.

 

@ oldcutlass - Well this discussion has taken a wild turn...

Sorry Eric- I often stray but find myself back on path,
NOTICED I did end the conversation with a technical question that I need help on...

 

That's just disturbing..although I think you nailed his favorite color (actually I think that's his wife's choice) but I'd hate to suggest he's wearing HER pink dipthongs...

 

@ Allan R - do u know what its like to try and laugh silently at your desk at work, co wkers around me wondering what the heck gotz me rolling

You all r too funny, hehehehohohho too funny...See I may know Eric a WEE bit better than you think....

But if someone could stay focused at the question at hand....

Do I need to adjust cable and linakge or is it all one process, from what #1 sent me it looks to me 2 different areas to adjust
So this is what I want to do

Saturday I want to remove alll the linkage clean it up to see what Im wking with- lots of dirtoildirt around those linkage parts, where can I buy that part did I see someone mention NAPA for the linakge

 

last night when I was messing with the linkage I had to manually push the gear back into Park to release key, Day 1 where Arrow A is I had to manually moves gears here to release key

Last night Arrow C I took off bolt from here and I was able to push rod up and it release the key

Now where Arrow B is from the CSM and comparing to my pics It looks like I am missing a washer and bushing..now IF I am missing those parts could that be the reason I am having issues..dunno just asking for clarifications..

I know I know I am pain in the butt but just so uall know I am reading and reading so after reading of course grasshopper will have questions for the MASTERS

So One more question How do I actually know when under the car where the park or reverse position is...when manually moving

 

Park is at the fwd end of the shifter travel, which moves the cable core fwd and so underside it moves the arm on the trans fwd for Park.

 

My advice:

Remove the linkage rod that connects the column tab to the rotating rod between A and B,
then play with the collar on your column and get a sense of how it works to affect your ignition key, as well as your backup lights.

Once you have a good idea of how it works, crawl under the car and watch as your daughter shifts the car back and forth from Park to Low, to see how that works.

After that, you should be able to reattach the linkage and get it adjusted just right, without needing to worry about the exact instructions.

- Eric

 

Oh man, I think I have carburetor envy.

 

Kenneth -So as Im getting the car ready for Danny aka (Evel Knievel) to come by the house, he walks up to the car and my next door neighbor comes out to see what Im doing to the car that day..I introduce him to danny, and my neighbor says it's xmas for you Terry I said YES it is, he could see the EXCITEMENT in my eyes n smlle...... Now if I could only take her for a spin...it was raining too....I have to make room in the garage this weekend....more rain rain rain.....


Octania thanks for that, ok Eric will do...BUT no one mentioned the washer and bushing I am talking about....I don't see them....

 

Terry's old carb had only one Secondary Metering Rod installed.

 

I hate to give you a dumb answer, Terry, but I've seen a lot of these, and all of them had been used for many years and many miles. Some had washers one place or another and others didn't.
I have no idea which ones were correct, and which were not.

Here is an illustration from the 1975 Parts Manual:




Holy cow!
That could make it a bit heavy on the gas.

You done a good thing, Danny.

- Eric

 

Thanks for helping her out Danny.

 

alrighty guys, I have removed put back together adjust up down sideways...no matter where I adjust it too.....
I still have to manually move it from here to remove key....




I'ma get something to eat and try and but I did drive her around the block....

 

If you can manually pull the backdrive linkage to a position where you can get the key out, you haven't adjusted it right down at the trans linkage. That needs to be in place and tightened down snug.

Question: did you adjust the cable linkage yet? It was in those pics I posted last page. If you're cable isn't adjusted right, you won't be putting the backdrive into the right position to remove the key.

 

Ok Allan I will do the cable next...thanks,


yes I printed those as well...


I will check back with you later....thanks Allan

 

Allan forget what I said above, I'm sorry YES I did those steps several times...


I'm going to try one more time....
Understanding a little more now that Ive messed around there


I hate to give up...brb...and the saga continues

 

I GAVE up....yep I couldn't get it...boo hooo hoooo...
mochine vs women.......MOCHINE wins....


But I did call my friend Manuel to help me tomorrow...I tried really I did..


I ready...messed around under car...had daughter move gears to see where everything was...NADA...I tighten crap down....


When they put the chevy steering wheel is there any chance they could of jammed it up in there....


the steering wouldn't lock in place but I moved the column to the left and wiggled it then the key would lock the steering wheel

 

1. Changing steering wheels shouldn't have any effect whatsoever. It's so easy it's almost fool proof. The steering wheel will only fit one way as there is a keyway on the spline.

2. Moving the column left suggests the backdrive linkage wasn't in the right place to lock the wheel in the first place. I don't have any experience with the D55 linkages, but I'd be willing to bet that the cable isn't adjusted correctly. It likely too tight and not going fully into Park when the selector is put there.

 

What Allan said.

I will add, though, that the detent on a floor-shift is located inside the transmission, just like the detent on a column shift.
Neither the column not the floor shifters have any detents whatsoever - both have only the sectors which require a "second action" to move the lever from certain positions into certain other positions (Park to R, and N to R, but not R to N, N to D, or D to N, for instance). All of the detents are quite stout, and are located inside the transmission.
When adjusting the linkage, you always adjust the lever to be in the position determined by the transmission, and NOT the transmission to be determined by the position of the lever, if that makes any sense.

- Eric

 

Yes that's what happening below
It likely too tight and not going fully into Park when the selector is put there

At first it was stuck on reverse, now stuck on drive......ALLAN I am being very careful no worries....Im a safe freak ok
when I thought it was in park it was in reverse so I reversed then I was able to put the shifter on drive take her around the block...
Then I positioned the shifter back in park but was still on drive so I just turned off,
I could just be all confused which always happens before I see what I am doing wrong...SO Im still reading, looking at ur pics my pics erics documents he gave me...and some utube


I may be seeing already with what u said and the pics where Im making my mistake....

there's always tomorrow for dreams to come true!!!

 

so so then what ever gear its stuck in.....that's the position I put the shift lever,


then tighten

 

You disconnect or loosen all of the linkage, make sure that the transmission is comfortably in Park (no stress, tension, or pulling from anything in any direction against the selector lever that comes out of the transmission), then adjust the floor shifter to be comfortably in Park, with no stress or pulling, then test to be sure that the transmission drops easily into each gear as you move the shifter, with no tension on the cable once it is in gear, and THEN you adjust the back drive linkage that goes to the column.

Once you see how it all works together it will be easy.

- Eric

 

Where the arrow is that's controlling the gear positions right??

 

Yes. If you want to make sure that all of the transmission's detents feel right, you can remove the equalizer lever from the yoke, stick a big screwdriver through the two holes, and go through the gears that way, and you'll see how strong the detents are.

- Eric

 

Ok...one more round...if all fails hopefully Manuel will be able to help me out...he says he knows a few things about the linkage..

 

Terry, I thought you had an AT instead of a Manual? JK!!! Ok, here's something for you to shoot for. You know the key will ONLY come out in the PARK position, so if you do what Eric said about the shift detent,adjust the cable tension to Park, then do the back drive linkage? In that order your problem should be gone. Easy check on the backdrive adjustment is easy removal of the key without having to wiggle the wheel or shift bowl on the column. This might go faster/easier with someone helping in the car following instructions from you doing the backdrive linkage adjust under the car.

 

Yes, but that adjustment cannot be off by the difference between D and P.

That is a minor adjustment for P vs "not quite P"

you take that photo with the engine running?

we are not messing with this trans linkage while the engine runs, right?

I have on occasion [vehicle lacks backdrive entirely] lived with just manually moving the steering column collar into the "P" or most counterclockwise position each time I wanted to turn key to Lock and remove the key.

Having all the P thru L gears available by moving the floor stick is important though. Get that working right. Since the cable is a push/pull type, the core that moves must be stiff enough to push. It's not broken or bent, is it?

I would disconnect all the parts and make sure each one works all by itself. The start reconnecting one at a time.

 

ok guys, Manuel came by he thought he was just helping me with Steering wheel...he looks at me and say WHAT are u doing..I said it's the dog on linkage again..so he looked watched what I was doing of course he says STOP I see the problem your cable is broken it's NO good he says...


He says ur spinning in circles then he laughed at me for like 10 mins....


Now hunting for a cable, Orileys, Auto Azone, Gonzalez, so far so know one has it..


Hey I put the steering wheel on yeah me. also changed the plug wires to, Danny said once I got on this taken care of he would set the timing for me too.....

 

Please don't say your wheels were pointing straight ahead when you put that on?

 

PicI just straighten it out for the pic....why what did I do wrong now...

 

The steering wheel looks to be upside down.