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  • No 3rd Gear

    I have a 90 with the 5 speed manual. For some reason, I can't engage 3rd gear... When I push the shifter where 3rd should be there's just nothing there. She's my daily driver, so I just rev a little higher in 2nd and skip to 4th. All the other gears shift just fine. Thoughts?

    Thanks in advance for your help!
    1990 Festiva - Throttle Body/Manual Transmission
    Bought in 2003 with 65k, now 219k

    1988 Festiva - Carb/Manual Transmission
    Bought in 2015 with 150k

  • #2
    How sloppy is your shifter? Does it move around while in a gear?
    -Greg
    Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
    BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
    Redneck Engineer
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    • #3
      ^ that or the syncro let loose (bronze). check your shifter bushings and also your fluid for metal fragments.
      Trees aren't kind to me...

      currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
      94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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      • #4
        Kenibler pins loose.
        1988 Ford Festiva "Sonic" BPT g25mr MS2 standalone ecu, FOTY '11, Best Beater FMV, Fan Favorite FMVI

        1989 Ford Mustang GT 5.slow

        1996 Ford F-150

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        • #5
          The shifter feels pretty solid in gear, and the bushings are okay. She's due for an oil change, so I'll check the tranny fluid then. I was thinking synchro too... Is it possible that one of them could seize to a gear on the shaft or something like that?
          1990 Festiva - Throttle Body/Manual Transmission
          Bought in 2003 with 65k, now 219k

          1988 Festiva - Carb/Manual Transmission
          Bought in 2015 with 150k

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Flyin4stroke View Post
            Kenibler pins loose.
            Already tightened them... Knutson Valve might be leaking though
            1990 Festiva - Throttle Body/Manual Transmission
            Bought in 2003 with 65k, now 219k

            1988 Festiva - Carb/Manual Transmission
            Bought in 2015 with 150k

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