why are my gears meshing together/wont go into gear

1994 HONDA PRELUDE
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PRELUDE94SI
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i did an engine swap and took off transmisson and put back on now it wont go past forth gear so no fith or reverse and noow all the four gears mesh and like i can switch from 3rd to 1st w/out going into the neutral postion why might this happen
Jan 16, 2012 at 4:37 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Check that the selector cables are secure, check shifter quadrant for excessive wear.
Jan 16, 2012 at 5:13 AM
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FIXITMR
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did you mess up the linkage? what had to be disassembled to get trans out?
Jan 16, 2012 at 5:25 AM
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PRELUDE94SI
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mhpautos what is it if its not that i just wanna go worst case senario
Jan 16, 2012 at 5:34 AM
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FIXITMR
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did you drain trans fluid and then replace when done?
Jan 16, 2012 at 6:09 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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sounds as if the selector linkages or cables are loose, look at this first.
Jan 16, 2012 at 8:10 AM
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