lebarle@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< My 84 GL (100K miles) 4 speed transmission appears to
have "dropped a  fork".  1st and 2nd feel fine but the tranny
stays in neutral.  >>

I'll bet the pin that allows the 1st/2nd gear relay lever has
sheared.  I'm curious about the statement that 1st and 2nd
feel fine....  If the relay fork isn't doing its job then you are
not engaging the gears and the slider is staying in neutral.

-Todd Hill
 VolksWerks Transaxles
 Olympia, WA
 360-412-0948