I had to adjust the cable on my 60. I suspect this is what is wrong here, since that is just what my car was doing. You need to have someone hold the reverse button in while making the adjustment. I suggest getting a service manual & reading the instructions carefully & study the illustrations. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Klebert L. Hall" <swampyankee@xxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 9:19 PM Subject: Re: IML: '60 LeBAron, do I adjust the transmission cable?????? > >Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 15:44:22 -0700 (PDT) > >From: richard burgess <lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx> > > > >Hey Folks. > > > >I have got the '60 LeBaron moving again, but it does so grudgingly. While > I have not driven much over 100 > >feet, it seems to do just fine once in gear. I have to start the car, run > it a few moments, and then push buttons > >and wait. Sometime waiting about 40 seconds or so before it responds, if > it responds. Sometimes I wait, give > >it a little gas, and it will pop on, usually with a lurch due to my giving > it gas. Reverse is the worst. Drive is > >poor going into gear, but ok. We discovered when rebuilding the top of the > engine that the motor had been > > overhauled. The transmission is sprayed the same color so we know it too > has been out of the car at some > >point. Now whether it was overhauled or not, I don't know. As I said, it > seems to do fine once in gear, the > >fluid looks fine. We are considering adjusting the linkage cable/wheel. > Has anyone ever had to do this? What > >were the results? I just don't want to tinker with something if it is not > likely the cause, though we think it > > is. > > Sorry to add to the chorus of bad news, but I agree it sounds like you > need a rebuild. On the bright side, it should be fairly cheap ($400 - 800), > and after it's done it ought to last you another 20 years. > -Kle. > >