Well after a long winter storage (just was busy during the past winter season to drive it, although we did have some 20 degree weather days) I pulled the cover off of the 5-0 Pushbutton and decided to start and take her out for a drive and circulate the fluids. She started up fine but when I went to back out of the driveway I found that I had no reverse gear. Damn, leave her sitting and the shifter adjustment must have gone off tune. Having done the adjustment routine so many time that I have it memorized, I got out the wrenches and went to work. After several attempts I still couldn't get reverse gear working. Frustrated I took a break and just sat in the car thinking of my next move. Then looking at the shift plate I realized . . . Having been driving my newly acquired Toyota T100 pickup during the winter months I had gotten used to it's shift pattern and was putting the Pantera in 5th gear instead of reverse! Duh! Funny thing is that when I first got the truck, I kept starting off in 2nd gear (1st gear on the Pantera) and always stumbled the take offs. I guess the moral of the story is to drive your toys or you'll forget how!
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