Re: 33 16V crunch

[Lucio Cadeddu <cadeddu@unica.it>]

At 08.58 02/03/98 -0500, you wrote:
From: "EM Sawford" <the_sawfords@email.msn.com>

>I've just brought myself an Alfa Romeo 33 16v.  Beautiful little car and
>dangerously powerful!  However, when shifting into first gear I occasionally
>get the dreaded gear crunch.  I've read that this is a 'characteristic' of
>the model.  What is the cause and can I do something about it?

Hi Eddie and welcome to the jungle!
The "crunch" isn't typical for THAT model but very common to many Alfas.
You should replace the 1st/2nd gear synchro.
It worked for my 33 16V

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Lucio
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