Doug,
Yes it is supposed to be upright. Mine was very finickety (I actually had to go and make sure that was a real word and not just one of my mind spasm's ) and I had to adjust it up and down with the shift linkages to get the shifting correct.
Qustion is do you have any shifting problems? If not I guess it's okay, I bet if you straighten it you'll be adjusting the shift linkages next.
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