Ive been there when my truck was 3 sp. on the column.If you were here,,i could fix it.
Tryin to explain it.......thats a different story.
Dont start adjusting the rods. The prob. is in the little "box" on the column under the hood.
Unscrew the cover(4 lil screws)and youll see 2 pieces of metal with a notch cut out of them.
one is for 1st and reverse,,the other is for 2nd and 3rd.
if you have someone in the truck slowly move your shifter lever up and down,,youll see the piece that belongs in that "notch".Those 2 aforementioned pieces are kinda spring loaded,so if you move one of them up or down youll be able to get that piece back where it belongs.
Provided you havent moved anything else around,,,it should work.Now that youre totally confused,,if you can send me a picture of what you have,,i might be able to help you more.
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