a little help? ('85 eta)

[theforumman]

hello fellow r3vers,

semi-new to the boards here, but have been a member to many others throughout my automobile career. that said, i do know to AT LEAST search for solutions before blasting questions. tried a search, but not really knowing what to look for.

Platform: '85 eta 168k chassis 50k motor + Auto trans.

Problem: simply put, interior shifter (auto) will not engage into 2 or 1. moves fine P through 3, but no 1, 2. while driving, transmission engages all gears and shifts smoothly. never had this happen to another vehicle, so i am kinda lost for which way to look. i looked under the car to see if i could view anything out of the norm, but noticed not a damn thing. any advice/ assistance would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance,
Wayne

[jlevie]

The first thing to check would be to see if something has fallen into the shifter and is blocking movement of the lever. If that isn't the case, disconnect the linkage from the transmission and see if the lever moves to all positions. If it does, the problem is inside the transmission.