Thanks, Ive been meaning to respond, for the welcome and the tip both.
I forgot to mention in my question that the stick was not in it when I got it and I would have tried Neutral first.
So I'm going to take the one out of my running 79 today and try that. It's in 4th now. I'm sure when I get it in neutral it will work, there were no metal pieces in the oil when I got it. Will post what I find out.
Thanks again