Thanks for the replies, what is "GM synchromesh"? Is that special oil I can get from GM?
I've driven many manuals trans cars, (and rebuilt a bunch of the transmissions)... my buddy's 88 Accord with 200K miles shifted perfectly into first (even when moving slowing) and second, witout any hint of grinding. The new Honda dual-synchro 5 speed is a awesome, regardless of how warm the trans is. I think Honda blew it on the last generation Accord manual trans, if the problem isn't unique to my car, then the first two synchros simply don't have enough capacity. In the past, I've had luck putting ATF in manual trans cars with weak synchros.. I might try that here.
Again, thans for the replies.
- Patrick