I just wanted to say "thanks" to everybody who responded so quickly to
my growling reverse gear question. I'm really not sure why my mechanic
just freaked... even if he was looking for $$ it's not like his shop is
empty and he's looking for work.

On a different note: i just had my windshield replaced by "Triumph Auto
Glass" in Minneapolis MN. Sort of a brutal process to watch, but it
took all of 15 minutes. My rubber gasket was in good shape so he reused
it. While he was threading it on the new glass I scraped all the gunk
out of the channel and coated the rusty spots with POR that he had in
his van. I would have liked to take a wirebrush to those rust spots,
but he was on a schedule.

This is the first time i've ever driven a vehicle with a <10 year old
windshield... it's like there's some kind of invisible forcefield out
there.

-jspeer
'89 Westy GL, "Mystery Machine"