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DENNIS MURRAY
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i have a 1988 cavalier with a 2.8 motor and a 5 speed tranny with 134,000 kl. the problem is the shifter won`t move side to side to shift gears unless i warm up the car for 1/2 hour.i changed the fluid to synthetic oil and oiled the linkage and it never made any difference.the weather here is minus 20. is there any other things i could check

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Dec 5, 2006 at 10:01 PM
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[quote:2c08aec1a3="dennis murray"]i have a 1988 cavalier with a 2.8 motor and a 5 speed tranny with 134,000 kl. the problem is the shifter won`t move side to side to shift gears unless i warm up the car for 1/2 hour.i changed the fluid to synthetic oil and oiled the linkage and it never made any difference.the weather here is minus 20. is there any other things i could check

thank you[/quote:2c08aec1a3]

Hey dennis,
You may end up having to also check/lube the linkage at the shifter itself (center console) those older models where not protected from the elements that well! Hope this helps!

Chris
Dec 6, 2006 at 2:15 PM
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