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Old Apr 8, 2004 | 04:21 AM
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Default 1988 Prelude does not want to shift....

Alright.. you guys helped me before regarding a vacuum leak, now I have a clutch problem.
Driving 2 blocks up the street from home, my car decides to not want to change gears.
I have a Honda Prelude 1988 2.0 Si
Yesterday, I had an issue where I had to almost floor the clutch in order to be able to shift gears. Massive free play before clutch actually engaged. My friend looked at it, realized my fluid for the clutch was low, so we topped it up.
I checked that reservoir when I had the shifting problem and it's still full.
The car can get into gear if you don't have the engine running (apparently it's possible, didn't know that) but I can't get it from first to second when I press down on the clutch. There is some pressure on the clutch when I press down on it, unlike the massive free play issue, where I had none.
Any ideas what it can be? I believe when the car is in gear, it will move, so the gears themselves are not the issue, it's just switching gears is the problem.
FYI, when I do leave the car in first gear, and restart the engine, I hold the clutch pedal in, car starts, and without even tapping the gas, car starts to move, while clutch pedal is pushed to the floor.
Hope that's enough of a description, and that you guys can help me find out what's wrong and where to start.
Anyone?

Thanks in advance!
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