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Question posted by gilkinsonstg on May 3rd, 2014

Problems Shifting

I have a manual transmission, when trying to drive in first through third gear there is no power and the engine revs, but once i get it into fourth gear it drives ok. What could be causing this problem?

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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on May 4th, 2014 6:18 PM
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It dropped the first 3 gears or the syncronizer has failed.

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