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[iDemonix]

My car is a 88 automatic city e.

I replaced my gearbox oil seal, the one that goes around the transverse rod. Now there's a transverse rod that goes in and out the gearbox to select gears (R, N, 1, 2, 3, D). My Haynes book of lies says I should pull out the the transverse rod, then push it in two pops, then with the gearstick in neutral, connect it all up.

HOWEVER.

The Haynes book of lies selector pictured has a P at the top of the stick, I don't have Park. My top selector in the car is Reverse. If I select neutral and push the rod back two stops, it lines up, but seeing as I don't have P, R, N - I have R, N, 1, wouldn't two stops back be putting my car in 1st?

Not starting her up until someone answers this one. What would happen if I tried to start the car and it was in 1st? Normally that wouldn't be allowed, but if the neutral sensor on the gear stick sees I'm in Neutral, but the car is actually in 1st, will it cause massive damage?

Cheers,
Dan

[iDemonix]

My transverse rod seems to have more stops than the selector box in the car says :S

[iDemonix]

I've done as Haynes says as it lines up. Cranking and it's firing for 0.1 seconds like almost catching. I have no choke cable or assistant so having to use throttle. Think the battery will flatten soon.

If it's almost catching and turning over then I assume the gearbox is successfully in N.