On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:34:26 +0100, "Muddymike"
wrote:

On Thursday, April 24, 2014 12:57:25 PM UTC+1, Bill Wright wrote:

Sometimes (about every third time) there is considerable resistance on
the gear lever when I try to engage first.

not uncommon on old vehicles. Go into 2nd then retry first.


I second that, I had to do this with my old Volvo.


My driving instructor taght me the trick of shifting back to neutral
and releasing the clutch briefly before repeating the slection of
first gear. The ' try another gear' (you're not just limited to 2nd
unless you just want to get the car moving straight away despite the
extra wear on the clutch and reduced acceleration) is usually the last
resort when dealing with recalcitrant gearboxes.
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Regards, J B Good