I have an '89 Auto Sleeper with a 4 speed box. Ever since I bought it (6 months ago) I noticed first gear doesn't always seem to be in the same place. If you select first from neutral, it's sometimes a little stiff and when it does engage, it appears to be 'up and left', almost as if going into reverse - moving away at the lights, sometimes it's difficult to tell if you're in first or reverse until you drop the clutch!
I've just got used to engaging first via second, where it engages easily moving 'straight up'...Is this a gear linkage selector problem I've read about in the archive? It doesn't seem to have got any worse since I've had the van.
Any help much appreciated, thanks
