>
> Thanks guys for all your information!
>
>
> Hey Jeff! When you said this:
>
> Now the clutch. The clutch uses a hydraulic system that is very
> similar,
> perhaps identical, to that which is used for the brakes. The difference
> is
> that you hold your foot on the floor when youuse the clutch, but there
> is a
> HUGE spring inside the clutch that is pushing back at you. When the MC
> fails
> in the clutch, your experience is that the car may begin to creep if
> you
> hold the clutch depressed for a very ling traffic light and the
> transmission
> is in gear. What you do notice is that if you hold the clutch depressed
> in N
> while waiting for the green light, you will not be able to select 1
> when the
> light turns green. This is because the trans is already moving and the
> gears
> will not mesh. The recover mode is to pump the clutch pedal a few
> times.
>
> That is definitely what is happening, and also, like before when you
> mentioned the brake slowly moving closer to the floor when your foot is
> on it, this also happens with the clutch, it sinks and then if you pump
> it the pressure comes back...so I guess I know what to do!
> thanks again!
> Angelo
>

Bingo.

To be completely safe and sure of your diagnosis (or mine if you prefer to
pin it on me), you should go ahead and check that the trans fluid is full. I
suspect it is, but even if it isn't, it generally contributes to grinding
between gears more than prohibitting selecting 1st.

Pumping the pedals and having that bring them back into service means the MC
is toast.