Thread: Hello everyone My name Is Kevn, I need advise...

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The other name is Jetaway.
I strongly suggest that you purchase this reprint of the factory manual for the 1958 Oldsmobile. It will contain all the info on the 371 motor and the transmission. This is a reprint of the ORIGINAL FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL, not some fosdick Haynes or Chilton manual that will teach you little or NOTHING.
http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/1...nt-P23831.aspx

Using the gear selector designations of N-D4-D3-L-R and visualizing how the linkage might work, I would suggest that the selector on the transmission being all the way forward would be neutral, all the way toward the back of the transmission would be reverse. And as I said in post #7, shutting the motor off in reverse would be the same as having a Park position.

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thank you that is what I wanted to know and I will buy the book today thank you..

Ok I understand now the outside lever on this photo of the trans when it is all the way forward ( toward the eng.) it is in Neutral and pulling it back, first click is D-4 ( or normal driving ) next click is D3 then drive 2 then d1 ( I was told it was a 4 speed) then R is all the way back ( AWAY FROM ENG.)
OK NOW What is the other lever for it moves back and forth ( the lever closer to the trans)