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Old 07-16-2009, 10:07 AM   #78 (permalink)
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That's fine if the engine is running. What chipsndukes is talking about is with a stopped engine, moving into 5th gear to do a bump-start. I've not had trouble with the synchros, but I can see how it might be a problem in some cases.
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