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I bought a -6 a few years ago in the same state. I don't think the guy new it had a low range, and thought that it had the wrong plate on it the whole time he owned it....what happens is the rails that guide the gears gets worn.There are square notched cuts in the rails, and the gear shift jumps out of them, and will not usually jump back in, leaving you stuck in whatever range, altho it always seems to get stuck in high. The quick fix ( to get you going again ) is to take off the gear shift ( 2 bolts ), look in with a flashlite, and with a big screwdriver, line up the cut nothes in the rails. Push the clutch down while you are doing this, to relieve tension on any gears. There is a little guide thingy in there that rocks back and forth. Push it from side to side, and you'll see the notches. I believe you will find the hi-low rail to be the center one, and if my memory serves me correctly, it will be stuck forward, and will need to be "shifted" back toward the rear. Once you've lined up things, put the shift back on. This is pretty easy to do, but as time goes on, it can become a frequent event. Shift slowly and carefully between ranges. Mine occasionally starts to pop out, and I can feel it before it goes. Time will tell. Good luck, and post back how things went. PS... I have'nt got mad enuf yet to explore the long term fix, but I sure that won't be easy.
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