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rangerboy101

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I've been driving my car for about a week straight now before the weather gets bad and I've noticed that it doesn't always like to go into 2nd unless I slam it into gear. Any suggestions as to what could be wrong? It does have a short shifter, but I do not know what brand it is. It also has the firewall mounted adjustable clutch cable. Could it be something that needs adjusted with the clutch cable or something wrong with the SS that's in it? Or could it be something more serious such as a syncro? I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to trans but I'd like to learn a little bit more about them. Thanks in advance.
 
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If it's a synchro, going into gear much slower, or double clutching should help it go into gear easier.
 
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