I have your'e solution. I just purchased a pristine 72 Pantera out of an Amish barn in northern Indiana where it had sat under hay for many years! I just drove the car to my home in Tampa (1000 miles; 14 hours) and encountered the first gear problem. Your'e analysis is correct, sometimes it stays in third even though the lever is in first. Easy solution. When you want to go to first, bring the lever to the neutral position and tap it to the left as far as it will go. Do this twice and then move the lever to first. Bingo. It worked great with my car. Hope this helps. Mike Sankey
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