hi sages- usually read the forum messages every day. curious as hell about a few simple it would seem, items: have seen rubber flex joint between the end of the m47 manual trans and driveshaft referred to as the guibo- is that the manufacturer? on the left of my dashboard console is a lever for temp cold and hot- it seems to control a cable and works ok- does it close a door for an air duct or shut off hot water flow into the heater core? on launch from a light my 245 despite the clutch pedal is slow and toughs in big v8 p/u trucks call me bad words and use f bombs. my feelings are hurt- what should i do ? uncle moe says drink whiskey. bet its worse for owners of 245 automatics- they must really be slugs. thanks tons for your sagery and generosity oldduke