Ok clearly now "dirt" was the problem. The shifter is not
rebounding. I opened it up as far as I could go comfortably
in the garage and it's hanging somewhere internally. The
linkage seems to be fine. Shifted with my hand while on the
stand, Up worked like a charm, but down, the shifter just stays
down. I was due for the 16k mile service anyway so I took her
in. oh and inspection was out as well. Should get her back
on Wed.
Thanks again for the input.
RW