someone (honestly, it wasn't me!) put manual tranny fluid in my gearbox because it was low when i got it ... and then i lost the ability to go into second.

once i got control of my car ... i fixed that error and put in some nice high end redline. i have all the gears again. but second is still a pain. i think the synchro was broken off it awhile ago.

what i'm trying to say is ... do you have the right gear oil in there? helpful mechanics are not always working for your best interests.