How's it going everyone. I've been lurking on your board for about 5 years now, and have been a longtime fan of Festivas, but never had the opportunity to have one. I did have a '93 323 with a B8-ME swap, but never a Festiva. Today I bought an '89 EFI 5 speed Festiva for $175. It's got 111,000 on it, and a few rust spots on the driver's door, but the rest of it is cancer free. The interior is kinda trashed, and the paint was done with rattle cans. The engine is a little rough, but seems to be running strong and doesn't leak, smoke or lose rpms.
However, it's stuck in second. I think it may be the shifter bushings, as the shifter seems to do nothing similar to any sort of H pattern. The engine runs decently, and the "mechanic" that sold it to me said he had driven it around in second with no problems, and the car was just hard to shift before. There isn't any grinding or anything, it just refuses to come out of second. Any ideas?
Here's a pic of my new toy.
However, it's stuck in second. I think it may be the shifter bushings, as the shifter seems to do nothing similar to any sort of H pattern. The engine runs decently, and the "mechanic" that sold it to me said he had driven it around in second with no problems, and the car was just hard to shift before. There isn't any grinding or anything, it just refuses to come out of second. Any ideas?
Here's a pic of my new toy.
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