P38A Lost reverse for a bit.

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Flossie

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2001 diesel auto.
Went to select reverse yesterday and nothing, no drive, bit of a panic as I was doing a 3 pointer and lots of traffic approaching so I'm unsure of how I eventually got reverse but got it I did. Did it again this morning and I ran through the range and it came back. When it did it for the 3rd time I had more time to watch what was happening. When put into reverse the neutral light is on and n showing in the message center. If I move through the gears and back to reverse it all works correctly.
I've had to select reverse about 6 times since the first hiccup doing the 3 pointer and for the last 3 it's worked as normal, straight into reverse, lamp lit and r in the message center.
Is there something i should be checking out before i get potentially stranded?o_O
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2001 diesel auto.
Went to select reverse yesterday and nothing, no drive, bit of a panic as I was doing a 3 pointer and lots of traffic approaching so I'm unsure of how I eventually got reverse but got it I did. Did it again this morning and I ran through the range and it came back. When it did it for the 3rd time I had more time to watch what was happening. When put into reverse the neutral light is on and n showing in the message center. If I move through the gears and back to reverse it all works correctly.
I've had to select reverse about 6 times since the first hiccup doing the 3 pointer and for the last 3 it's worked as normal, straight into reverse, lamp lit and r in the message center.
Is there something i should be checking out before i get potentially stranded?o_O
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Cable adjustment and lubrication needed maybe, otherwise an XYZ switch problem.
 
Cable adjustment and lubrication needed maybe, otherwise an XYZ switch problem.
I've heard of that xyz switch reading other posts before I got her, didn't pay too much attention to them though, too much info overload at the time:rolleyes:.
Shifter is nice and slick, much slicker than my mates anyhow which had a dry rusty cable which we cleaned and lubed.
Can this ere xyz switch be removed easily and cleaned up? Guess it's on the box near the cable?
 
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