Originally Posted by Wrenchbender Ret.
Try shifting it with the engine shut off. If you can shift without the engine running but it won't go into gear with it running then you have a clutch problem.

I can't get it into gear regardless of whether or not the engine is running.

Does anyone have a good picture set of the inside of an SM420? I know the shop manual has some, but I prefer larger color pictures over tiny B/W ones any day.