[b]"A friend took a small brake spring and hooked it under the base of the shifter, came up to the top of the shell and hooked the other end to a piece of metal attached to front the shell and now the factory short shift always returns to the 3rd gear gate. Only $0.39. Works great too."]/b]
I've got a mental picture of this modif., but you and your friend will receive the gratitude of 100's if you could post a pic or two of his shifter.
Regards,
Sherwood Lee
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