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Found exactly what you are talking about, I think I’ll shim it with a few washers as you have advised, bit of trial and error. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep confirmed. 9/16" spanner, remove bolt and there's a springy thing inside. Sent from my CPH1607 using Tapatalk

Nah up on the passenger side of the main case, just behind the top bolt to the bellhousing, there's a bolt sticking out sideways. I believe this has the spring and plunger/ball behind it. I can go outside and look at the old shitter sitting on the floor in the garage if you like. Whatever you do, don't undo the one further back (the one on slight upward angle). That's the reverse idler pivot. If you drop that off inside the box, you'll be pulling the box out and fishing it out through the top. Sent from my CPH1607 using Tapatalk

I can't remember exactly where it lives, possibly passenger side front of case (too long since playing with them) I remember trying to de-slop my Cortina one and went a bit too tight with the shimming so it's easy to do. How you would loosen it up... I suppose get a shorter or lower tension spring, take a smidge off the spring that's in there, or loosen the keeper bolt out till you get the right tension, note the gap under the bolt head and shim out with washers to suit. Sent from my CPH1607 using Tapatalk

The oil gauge requires three connections to function. Ground to the body/back nut of the gauge. 12v+ Sender feed (resisted ground) If the ground to the body/back nut of the oil gauge isn't present, the oil gauge will deflect to full scale. The fuel and temp won't do this. Therefore, you should closely check the cluster main ground feed. It normally connects to the body in the drivers kick panel area. It's only held with one screw and can become flaky due to corrosion or loosening. Failing that, check and tighten the small slotted nut at the back of the oil gauge.

Right so went out for a drive, let it all get up to running temps. Initial differences are that the box makes a very slight whine, a lot easier to get into reverse. Driving the up shifts are better and not so rough, downshifts are slightly better too. Maybe over time the shifter will loosen up a bit, it’s quite stiff. Over all for the $25 I spent to get oil it is a heap better to drive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk