156 Gearbox Snag - Help?

Just got home from a 45 minute run up from Manchester. Car has been
running hot for a couple of days, but there is a slight coolant leak
which I was going to get checked out when I too it in for an oil change
in a couple of days.

Turned off the motorway and lost first and third gears!!! Could select
second, fourth (and reverse) so made it back to the house (just).

Nightmare...could the temp and the gearbox problem be linked? Engine
running smoothly and engine oil levels okay; last serviced about 6000
miles ago...2.0 with about 74K miles on it...

Going to let it all cool down (me included)...but any ideas?

G

Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
> Just got home from a 45 minute run up from Manchester. Car has been
> running hot for a couple of days, but there is a slight coolant leak
> which I was going to get checked out when I too it in for an oil
> change in a couple of days.
>
> Turned off the motorway and lost first and third gears!!! Could
> select second, fourth (and reverse) so made it back to the house
> (just).
> Nightmare...could the temp and the gearbox problem be linked? Engine
> running smoothly and engine oil levels okay; last serviced about 6000
> miles ago...2.0 with about 74K miles on it...
>
> Going to let it all cool down (me included)...but any ideas?
>
> G

Linkage problem?

Reminds me of a journey home in an S40 - ended up with 3rd gear only and a
nasty smell of deteriorating clutch! Still, it wasn't mine

Might be...just been out to check and I can't get anything now! Is it
a cable gear change or rods?

cupra wrote:
> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>> Just got home from a 45 minute run up from Manchester. Car has been
>> running hot for a couple of days, but there is a slight coolant leak
>> which I was going to get checked out when I too it in for an oil
>> change in a couple of days.
>>
>> Turned off the motorway and lost first and third gears!!! Could
>> select second, fourth (and reverse) so made it back to the house
>> (just).
>> Nightmare...could the temp and the gearbox problem be linked? Engine
>> running smoothly and engine oil levels okay; last serviced about 6000
>> miles ago...2.0 with about 74K miles on it...
>>
>> Going to let it all cool down (me included)...but any ideas?
>>
>> G
>
> Linkage problem?
>
> Reminds me of a journey home in an S40 - ended up with 3rd gear only and a
> nasty smell of deteriorating clutch! Still, it wasn't mine
>
>

Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
> cupra wrote:
>> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>>> Just got home from a 45 minute run up from Manchester. Car has been
>>> running hot for a couple of days, but there is a slight coolant leak
>>> which I was going to get checked out when I too it in for an oil
>>> change in a couple of days.
>>>
>>> Turned off the motorway and lost first and third gears!!! Could
>>> select second, fourth (and reverse) so made it back to the house
>>> (just).
>>> Nightmare...could the temp and the gearbox problem be linked? Engine
>>> running smoothly and engine oil levels okay; last serviced
>>> about 6000 miles ago...2.0 with about 74K miles on it...
>>>
>>> Going to let it all cool down (me included)...but any ideas?
>>>
>>> G
>>
>> Linkage problem?
>>
>> Reminds me of a journey home in an S40 - ended up with 3rd gear only
>> and a nasty smell of deteriorating clutch! Still, it wasn't mine
> Might be...just been out to check and I can't get anything now! Is
> it a cable gear change or rods?
>

I'll leave that for someone with more 156 experience than I....

Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
> Might be...just been out to check and I can't get anything now! Is it
> a cable gear change or rods?


Sounds like rods to me, and something has gone walkies....

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Clearly not a "common" occurence then?

Oh Good: that'll be expensive!

G

Catman wrote:
> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>> Might be...just been out to check and I can't get anything now! Is
>> it a cable gear change or rods?
>
>
> Sounds like rods to me, and something has gone walkies....
>

Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
> Clearly not a "common" occurence then?

Not that I've ever heard.

>
> Oh Good: that'll be expensive!
>

Not necessarily. Something as simple as a detent pin could get in the
way.....



> G
>
> Catman wrote:
>> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>>> Might be...just been out to check and I can't get anything now! Is
>>> it a cable gear change or rods?
>>
>>
>> Sounds like rods to me, and something has gone walkies....
>>


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Well, breakdown cover should get me to my local independent, then
"hopefully" he can take a look at it and I can get an answer (and a fix)
soon...poor old 156...where's that Spider brochure?

Catman wrote:
> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>> Clearly not a "common" occurence then?
>
> Not that I've ever heard.
>
>>
>> Oh Good: that'll be expensive!
>>
>
> Not necessarily. Something as simple as a detent pin could get in the
> way.....
>
>
>
>> G
>>
>> Catman wrote:
>>> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>>>> Might be...just been out to check and I can't get anything now! Is
>>>> it a cable gear change or rods?
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds like rods to me, and something has gone walkies....
>>>
>
>

Got it to the garage...a rare but not isolated occurrence according to
nth e mechanic...he used the word "...interesting..." which I took as a
euphemism for "...expensive..."!!!

They are cable operated.

Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
> Well, breakdown cover should get me to my local independent, then
> "hopefully" he can take a look at it and I can get an answer (and a fix)
> soon...poor old 156...where's that Spider brochure?
>
> Catman wrote:
>> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>>> Clearly not a "common" occurence then?
>>
>> Not that I've ever heard.
>>
>>>
>>> Oh Good: that'll be expensive!
>>>
>>
>> Not necessarily. Something as simple as a detent pin could get in the
>> way.....
>>
>>
>>
>>> G
>>>
>>> Catman wrote:
>>>> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>>>>> Might be...just been out to check and I can't get anything now!
>>>>> Is it a cable gear change or rods?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like rods to me, and something has gone walkies....
>>>>
>>
>>

Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
> Got it to the garage...a rare but not isolated occurrence according to
> nth e mechanic...he used the word "...interesting..." which I took as a
> euphemism for "...expensive..."!!!
>
> They are cable operated.

'Interesting'



>
> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>> Well, breakdown cover should get me to my local independent, then
>> "hopefully" he can take a look at it and I can get an answer (and a
>> fix) soon...poor old 156...where's that Spider brochure?
>>
>> Catman wrote:
>>> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>>>> Clearly not a "common" occurence then?
>>>
>>> Not that I've ever heard.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh Good: that'll be expensive!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not necessarily. Something as simple as a detent pin could get in the
>>> way.....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> G
>>>>
>>>> Catman wrote:
>>>>> Graeme Cosgrove wrote:
>>>>>> Might be...just been out to check and I can't get anything now!
>>>>>> Is it a cable gear change or rods?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like rods to me, and something has gone walkies....
>>>>>
>>>
>>>


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Suzuki Bandit 600
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
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