How hot is your lever

Hi 1991 3.9 vogue, after a half hour normal running the gear lever gets VERY hot too hot to touch. Im talking about the metal auto lever just below the plastic .Fluid level is ok.any ideas please?

heat sheilds on exhaust manifold?does the floor of the car get warm?

They do get hot, but I don't know about too hot to touch.

Does the classic have an auto box oil cooler?

Yes the floor does get warm.I cant see any heat shield. Is this a factory thing or an accessory

I suspect you have major issues with your engine earth. Check the earth straps between the engine and chassis, I suspect your problem will be the transmission selector is being used as an earth. Happens quite a lot..

The auto gearlever isn't directly connected to the gearbox, it's cable operated, so for the gearlever to get hot means the cable is heating up - which it shouldn't do.

The problem is not an earth fault more like a build up of heat in engine compartment but thanks anyway

davej1948 said:

The problem is not an earth fault more like a build up of heat in engine compartment but thanks anyway

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That's strange. My petrol turbo doesn't build up enough heat to get the gearlever hot, and it produces a lot more heat than any other motor I've known in a Disco / Rangie.

ive owned a number of auto classics and they all used to get hot , it never caused any problems , the last one being a 4.2 lse model .
rick.

mine gets warm, but not hot.The exhuast manifold runs very hot after a while and this generally warms everything up but not so it gets too hot to touch.i would get under the car trace where the two exhuasts go and see if they look either too close(ie bent or deformed) to the gearbox or if they look like they should have any heat protection.there is quite a bit under there.

Thanks for replies will get under car and investigate.