welcome to the garage snook, the best place to find out that you've got a problem most stovebolters encounter eventually - old age does creep up on ya grin

worn syncros are the cause, rebuilding the trans is the best solution - could try draining the trans, flushing it out and refilling with new oil, and you might find it improves

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics