Reach behind the air box, and make sure that the shift linkage with the counter weight is all the way seated on to the transmission.

 

+1 I am sure that if it weren't the linkages, you would have known something is wrong long before hand.

 

i read in another post about a pin in the shift tower going out or breaking. Or somthing internal in the tranny. nobody thinks this is my problem? thanks for replies guys

 

Possible linkage problem.

See link at 14:27 mins

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...?v=1eoUL347ce0&ei=5VERUIGEGcHU0QXB-oDIDw&usg=AFQjCNGBGTjroH97pr2R-OplNGw_aXJRBA

 

thanks guys this gives me a few things to look at tonight thanks alot!

 

got it fixed. the plastic end broke off the white shift cable as seen in the pic. maybe been broke for a while and finally came off. Anyway, now thats it fixed i find that it shifts into every gear with zero resistance and no effort. i can shift with one finger. Before i would move up to a gear and there would be resistance then it would slide into gear. Why does it shift so easy now? wasnt adjusted right before?

 

Probably not adjusted correctly before.

 

Atleast it was an easy fix.

 

Yes the cable wasnt bad. I followed that with: radiator, water pump, belt tensioner, and had to competely refill the ac system from putting in the new radiator.

 

ok got some miles on it now. Does anyone know how to adjust these new cables? it seems like the shifter goes too far forward in 3rd and 5th. Like i can engauge the clutch and feel it push the shifter back some. Going back into 2nd and 4th there is a nice like wall that stops the shift travel.