My '51 Hot Shot wouldn't stay in 2nd or 3rd gear when I got it.
I was told the shifter poppets were bad so sent it to Butch who did a nice job with it. Now it stays in second but still pops out of third when coasting. The 3rd gear poppet is not as stiff as the other shifter assembly I have, but the other one won't go into 2nd at all and 1st is really weird...