Major Issue Please Read....

[greyspyder117]

Ok heres what i got... I bought a 91 GSX had it for about three weeks now the kid before him didn't know what he had or how to use it. It's all non took care of stock. I am still finding cracked hoses anyway... Yesterday i stopped at a light on a fairly steep hill facing downward(bottom of hill). I started to notice the idil going up and down kinda quick then it stopped. When i tried to put it back in gear it wouldn't go. First gear grinds and i can't get it into any other gear at all and i was almost leaning on it. So i called my dad(mechanic for 30+ years) cause i was stuck. He got in the GSX with it off and threw it in first which it now went in easy with the car off and got it to go. He drove it home parked it and it did the same thing. Ohh while he was driving he did not try to switch to second cause he said he didnt think it would switch. I then waiting like 5 hours went out to the car to see if the pedal needed ajustment cause i came on here and searched last night for just about almost all 5 hours to try and read all different situations like this. When i started the car it went into gear with no problem. All of them. i Left it alone thinking it was ok. I got in it this morning to switch sides of the street i had it on and it went no problem. I drove the Spyder to work today, came home and the darn GSX won't go into gear again now at all unless i shut the car off. My dad says the clutch isn't engaugeing but doesn't know why. I am not leaking fulid and from what i can see from the top of the engine in between the upper intercooling piping the cables are all moving so any ideas Sorry it's long

 

[Kash]

I know I say this often but check the bolts on the bellhousing. Mine was loose and when the car was on wouldnt switch gears but if it was off it would shift fine.

 

[assault187]

dumb question but did you check the clutch master cylinder for fluid or leaks? Check all the obvious stuff like the slave cylinder too for proper operation or leaking, bell housing bolts, fluid, clutch master, adjust pedal play, bleed system.

 

[luv2rallye]

Goes into gear when engine off means clutch is not fully disengaging. This can be due to leaking master or slave, air in the line, fluid too old/dirty and is compressing, or it just needs proper adjustment. Adjustment is different on a dsm than other cars due to existance of a bleeder valve in the master and self adjusting slave cylinder. View this video for Proper Clutch Adjustment: Transmission Videos