As the winter has progressed, the cold has become intense this year and the shifting has gotten worse. But I have had time to notice just what might be happening. It seems as though it is hard to shift until the cabin gets good and warm. Usually about a 10 mile drive. The warmer it gets the better the shifting works. This is now leaning me to think that it could be the linkage rather than the transmission end. (although the transmission is warming up during this period also)!
If a sticky cable is as simple to fix as the last few post have stated, I need to move it up my to-do list and get it done, even though it is so cold to work on it now. Hopefully there will be a day above freezing in the forecast soon.
Thanks for every ones replies.
RC