my g'f's 140k mile 00 Forester got deposited in my driveway last nite by AAA, after being stranded with an AT shifter weirdness.
shifter is jammed in "Park" but car still rolls, and ignitiion/trans interlock won't let it start.
pulled console/shifter apart in cabin. manually pooshed safety interlock so shifter could work back n forth thru its full range. still doesn't lock up in P and still won't allow engine start.
evidently, the problem is not with the shifter itself, it's probably loose/busted shift cable down by trans. as you move shift lever back n forth, there's no feel and/or clicking of detents in the trans as explained by the book. next step according to book is that front exhaust has to come off in order to reach shift cable adjustment on side of gearbox.....c'est correct?
looking for troublehooting advice before I get car in shop, jack it up and attack the ancient exhaust with the torch and cutting wheel, etc.....
inski shorty rob S haaalp!
shifter is jammed in "Park" but car still rolls, and ignitiion/trans interlock won't let it start.
pulled console/shifter apart in cabin. manually pooshed safety interlock so shifter could work back n forth thru its full range. still doesn't lock up in P and still won't allow engine start.
evidently, the problem is not with the shifter itself, it's probably loose/busted shift cable down by trans. as you move shift lever back n forth, there's no feel and/or clicking of detents in the trans as explained by the book. next step according to book is that front exhaust has to come off in order to reach shift cable adjustment on side of gearbox.....c'est correct?
looking for troublehooting advice before I get car in shop, jack it up and attack the ancient exhaust with the torch and cutting wheel, etc.....
inski shorty rob S haaalp!
