76 318 Duster, 998 trans?

Will be checking the u joints and rear end out before playing with the transmission, will be either Thursday or this next weekend... It was far too sandstormy this weekend to be popping things that don't like sand open.

As for the bands, what exactly does that accomplish?

A small update: After knocking the idle down about 2000rpms (she idled HIGH) and adjusting those funny spring-loaded screws on the front of the carb, she ran a LOT smoother and the clunk is only noticeable now when it upshifts without acceleration... However, I noticed last night that it just did not want to go into second until the RPM's got up quite a ways further than usual... Third sort of acted the same way, but nowhere near as bad. I could tell it didn't want to go into third where it usually does (having only a working fuel gauge, your ear and foot become the most telling pieces of diagnostic equipment), but it wasn't like second where I had to goose it a bit just to get the r's up enough for her to want second... She has never done that before... o.O


Thanks for the info!
- CK