Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:36:26 GMT From: "Ask The MasterTech" <Tsykesnopsamd.rr.com> Subject: Re: 84 900i transmission trouble
Probably a bad synco spring on the 5th gear. about the best performance enhancement is a different camshaft. Easy to do and fairly inexpensive if you can find a carbureted version.Hopefully this will help. TW <tpnopsamdk> wrote in message news:3o4nqsc8936bdhhdjkt3t1v6tk38cf42k1nopsamcom... > Well, > > I lost the gearbox in my old '84 900GLi, an by coincidence found a '84 > 900i, instead of just a replacement transmission. > > The problem with the 900i is, when it gets to normal operating temp. i > have problems with 5'th gear. > > When running the engine cold there is no problems, but when the engine > is hot i can't get into 5ft. gear. It seems that the syncronisation in > 2nd gear is bad as well when the engine is hot. > > Another question - the 900i has electronic fuel inj. afaik. compared > to the mecanic injection in the older 900GLi - is there any > cheap/quick ways to get a little more hp out of this engine? > > Regards, > Thomas Petersen
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