no forward gears

[Mike]

Folks,

I took my Series 1 Fulvia coupe out for a drive yesterday and all was well - until I returned home and parked the car to open the garage door. When I got back in the car I found I could not select any forward gears, only reverse.

The gear lever will not travel across the gate, only to neutral directly up from reverse gear. I had no warning signs of this during my drive.

Any clues as to the cause and remedy?
(Gear shifts aways had a "snick/grind" noise in 1-2, 2-3, which I assumed was worn synchros, but double-declutching helped this).

Parts:
Looking for various interior and dash parts for Series 1 right hand drive. Also some body trim pieces. Email me for details if you have parts to sell please.

Is it possible to re-chrome the outer door handles and windscreen wiper cowl pieces which sit on the body?

Thanks for any help you can give me on the above.

Mike

[Paul de Raymond Leclercq]

Rather tricky this one.

Synchromesh problems are common on SI gearboxes and your having to double de-clutch is normal.

My instinct would be to examine the external selection linkage. Unfortunately this is virtually impossible to do with the 'box in the car. I have not come across a Fulvia with this problem.

Paul