looking for part!

[paulhagedorn]

I searched through the pelican catalog and can't find the little pin that holds the shifter coupling to the transmission...can someone help me???
Do you know what I am talking about?

It is the pin that is at the shift coupler underneath the plastic boot on the tranny.

Thanks,
Paul

[oredith]

off hand, i don't know the name of the part, but if you just call up darin or tom and describe it as you just did, they'll find the part for you..

Jeff - seem to be spending way too much money on the car lately.. oh well, that's what graduation money's for, right?

[JP Noonan]

Do you mean the cone head allen/set screw?

[paulhagedorn]

Nope. It isn't the screw, but it is close to where that goes in. It isn't what holds the shifter bar on...it holds on the part that the shifter bar connects to on the transmission. It is just a little pin.

[campbellcj]

Hey Jeff -- if you [just | are about to] graduate, congrats! Welcome to the world of workin' folk who only have a few hours a week to work on our cars...have fun in Paris
Chris C.

[oredith]

thanks chris,

*just* graduated, and intentionally jobless until aug. when i return from paris.. until i leave on the 28th, it's ALL free hours on the 914.. probably why i'm spending so much money on the teener lately..

off topic post, anyone need misc parts?.. just finished cutting up a parts car. name your part, i might still have it.

here a link of today's party..
www.env-cai.csupomona.edu/914/cutting

[Bleyseng]

Nice pictures!! Wish I could have been there for the fun.

[jmcleod]

you're not referring to a "roll pin" are you? a roll pin is a little cylindrical metal nail-like piece that can be used like a cotter pin.

[turbo2.0]

I believe the pin he is refering to is like a roll pin, but solid. It is a dowel pin, and might be available at a good hardware store that handles metric stuff. I hate to suggest this, but if you can't get one, you could just buy a standard (sae) pin and re-drill the hole to the next larger size. Good luck.

[bowlsby]

I had to replace this pin awhile back because the shifter arm was wiggling around its 'axle'....

Looked all over for the right part and it was not available including through PP and the dealerships.

I ended up getting one of those boxes of assorted roll pins and found one close. it fits tightly and took some slop out of shifting but it wasn't the right part.

[paulhagedorn]

I believe Gerald has hit it right on the head. It is completely solid, and mine has been worn so badly that the linkage right there is unbelievably sloppy. I think it was the cause of my popping out of fifth gear. Anyway, you are just the guy i need to talk to(Gerald). I am starting to get turbo fever...and would like to know how hard it would be to do the turbo system...I can probably get a turbo from a friend that would be able to run the 5 -7 psi that I need...but looking at your website, it looks like you were having fun with the custom exhaust! That part looks fairly difficult to do.

How long will the engine last...not as long as it would normally, but maybe 60K?
Thanks for any help,
Paul

[paulhagedorn]

I have found out that Auto...ahh, i can't finish their name....has the part for like $2, but i would rather not even deal with them. Anyway, maybe I can get it somewhere...or find a friend that has a lathe and make it...if I do it that way, i will make more than enough and maybe even GIVE them to you guys.
Paul

[Patrick]

FYI - If you buy a new coupler it comes with a new pin. The coupler was $40-$45 when I bought it about a year ago - probably more than you want to spend - but mine was starting to lose the threads where the tapered screw went in. I decided to go with the new coupler and a set of urethane bushings for it. Together they made a nice improvement in shifting.

[turbo2.0]

How long will a turbo engine last? Good question. I think that all depends on how mch boost you run, the conditions that control how it runs, and how hard you run it. The stock motor is pretty much bullet proof no matter how hard you run it, mostly because it is built very conservatively.
A turbo motor that is set up correctly, with a conservative amount of boost (around 5 to 7 psi) should not be stressed any more than a carbureted, cammed motor that is driven hard. The more power it makes, and the more often it is asked to do it, the more wear it will see.
I am in the process of rounding up an old engine, and an old set of heat exchangers, and will be picking up a spare transaxle in a few weeks. I plan to assemble these parts, turn the assembly upside down, and use it as a jig to start making turbo headers. That should be much easier than working under the car. It will take a while for R&D, but with any luck, I could start kicking them out by August.
Price should be about the same as an average aftermarket header system, with extra cost if I supply the turbo and other accessories. I can usually locate good used turbos for around $100, and other parts can be had affordably. Ultimately, the total cost will depend on how it is set up (carb vs. stock f.i vs. aftermarket f.i), how much boost is desired, and how much of the work you are willing do do yourself.
I know two people who are interested, and I will see how the demand is after that.

[mike mueller]

Sam, maybe we should post a "group-buy"
for some Kerry Hunter headers, 4-2-1, not sure if the turbo would be too close to the
CV's or axles with that header, but it might be easier and cheaper than making that part of the turbo system.

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Mike Mueller
Antioch, CA
1970 1.8
http://www.pelicanparts.com/MotorCity/mmueller/personal.html

[oredith]

the collector for the hunter headers actually dump out right under where the CV's bolt up.. not too close at all.. and i've got them on mine if sam wants to make patters..

[mike mueller]

Jeff, congrats, now get a job !!!!
just stay down in So-Cal, we have too many people up here.....
I'll e-mail Sam and harrass him to look at
your headers.

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Mike Mueller
Antioch, CA
1970 1.8
http://www.pelicanparts.com/MotorCity/mmueller/personal.html