The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Won't engage into gear HELP HELP 200 79

posted by  someone claiming to be Brian McCallum on  Mon Feb 12 20:14 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Here's a good one. I've agreed (and already paid $350 for ) a '79 wagon which has among other things an almost new steering rack, and a newish compressor. Also came with a brand spanking new rear quarter panel. Trouble is, when I go to pick it up...The wagon, she won't engage into gear, any gear. Now mind you I haven't test driven her yet (as she has a shot fan clutch, and until now, no battery). However I agreed to put out the cash upon the soothing reasurance from the kind owner that the wagon was "just driven yesterday and ran like a champ". What can I say, I trust people at their word. The "former" owner sez that the wagon will go into gear after warming up for awhile. I didn't warm her up too much, I'll admit. The question: Is the fan clutch problem related to the non engagement. And if not...is the tranny shot, or possibly something else??? I just don't want to pay for a tow, which is only a scant seven blocks! As always, thanks.





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.