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Maybe the reverse gear position is different on the 4 and 5 speed transmission?
If it is, ask him to look up for the knobs pics with for both transmissions. The reverse on his car will match one of those knobs and from the knobs he should be able to tell whether it's 4 or 5?
Some say “There are no foolish questions.” Well, here's one
Guy on the Lotus forum says “I bought a Lotus Elan +2 (4-seater). How do I know if it has a 4-spd or 5-spd transmission? It doesn’t say on the shift knob.” How would you answer? Cazalea PS he then added it runs but isn’t driveable, but it seems like I can...
Maybe the reverse gear position is different on the 4 and 5 speed transmission?
If it is, ask him to look up for the knobs pics with for both transmissions. The reverse on his car will match one of those knobs and from the knobs he should be able to tell whether it's 4 or 5?
If it doesn't drive he should still be able to make out the pattern from feel,
which will tell him which transmission. If he says at least 6 positions I suspect he is slotting back into the same gear.
Matter of time
As far as I remember, Lotus installed the 5-speed (from Austin) only in the late model years, series 130...
You guys are brilliant!
The Lotus forum answered in much the same way, showing their “anorak” (that’s UK-speak for “obsessively knowledgeable”) familiarity with such questions: One guy who said the car was built too early for a 5-spd {Your build date is February 1971. Lotus 5 Sp...
PS - the knob was from another 3-page, 20-entry thread on how to properly refinish a gear knob....
We are not the nerdiest forum in the universe
The one on the upper right
is O/D. Stands for over-drive. It’s a mechanism to enable cruising at highway speeds. Quite common on cars of this era. (mechanics)
Right you are
But in a country where only 10% or less can drive a manual transmission, the meaning of a 70-year old word “overdrive” can be a mystery! “an automotive transmission gear that turns the drive shaft at a speed greater than engine RPM, to reduce noise and fu...
No stick shifters huh ? Pitty, its a fun way to drive i think. although these days i prefer my CVT automatic.
But i sure do remember my VW Bug and Escorts, and Renault 4 which had the dashboard pole you had to push in or pull out. Fun cars but different times !
Correct. Here is my over drive ( Volvo P 1800E ) .
The green light on the right of the steering wheel. ...
