hello

i have a 1958 short fleet with an automatic transmission, column shift.

lever full up = neutral
lever full down = reverse (should be?)

forward operation appears to be ok but reverse does not engage 75% of the time, sometimes with fussing i can get it to work.

is this something that might be a linkage adjustment?
when the lever is full down (which should be reverse)
the vehicle moves forward

i am still trying to learn the basics and that involves becoming acquainted with this particular type of transmission and its operation

thanks