Miata Mailing List: January 1996, Message #77
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   From: "Richard M. Sorrentino" 
Subject: Winter shifting
   Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1996 16:04:58 -0500

I was talking to Keith Tanneer the other day, and
we discovered independently that there is
a difference between hard shifting and a
slight crunch when going from 1st to 2nd in cold weather.
His won't shift and mine crunches (fortunately
for me, anyway). Once again my trusty '95 Tech Issue
has come to the rescue (honest, I don't work for 
these people) It says that
Miatas made before April 1, 1991, may have insufficient
clearance between the 2nd gear synchonizer ring
and the 1-2 clutch hub (whatever that means).
So if yours won't or will barely shift, they say
to refer your dealer to Service Bulletin #004/92
issued on 7/7/92. If it just crunches, they say to
try Redline MTL. 
See you at Miata '96.
Richard and Old Red (1990)