If the hiss is continuous, there is a leak. If it only happens briefly during the time that the shifter is being moved, its normal. Paul In a message dated 7/28/2004 6:01:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Edward Trenn <imperial64@xxxxxxx> writes: >Brian, >Forgive me if this is too basic a solution... I may have misunderstood the >question. > >In my '64 and a '65 that I've ridden in, the slight hiss when the car was in >gear was due to a vaccuum leak in the hose activating the automatic parking >(i.e., emergency) brake release. Sometimes the hose under the dash near the >transmission connection can work itself loose. It's worth taking a look under >the dash. > >Ed > >In a message dated 7/28/2004 10:42:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Brian Shea" ><bshea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >>when i put the car in gear i can here a slight hiss under the dash.The >>manual works fine. >> > > > >----------------- �http://www.imperialclub.com �----------------- >This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > >