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Kathie Tabler Posted on Nov 18, 2010
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I have a standard transmission , when it gets cool outside the shifter has to warm up to go into the right hand side...3rd, 4th , 5th and reverse ,after its gets warmed up and I can shift into the right hand side gears its hard to get back into first and second.

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This sounds like the shifter cable is ready to be replaced.

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