Clutch/ mabye a transmission problem?
 

Hey everyone, just bought my first camaro and to say the least i got burned...

bought it with the understanding it needed a starter and a waterpump to get back on the road.. the intake gaskets were leaking bad. that means it needed a motor swap so i did.

long story short, its a 1994 3.4 with 5 speed. car has 159xxx miles and the new motor/ long block has 62xxx miles. when i repaced the motor, i also had the clutch replaced which included the plates and the entire hydroulic system.

the problem is: going into reverse isnt possible w/ out grinding and 1st gear sometimes gives me trouble... the other gears are great. i took and had the clutch blead and that mabye helped a little... not enough to make a difference. keep in mind i dont know anything about the history of the car becase i cannot trust the ****** that sold me the "easily fixable" car.


any ideas? i bought this as a gas saver and now have almost $4000 invested. car runs and drives great otherwise.

thanks in advance everyone,

Chris

RE: Clutch/ mabye a transmission problem?
 

dude, just cause the intake was leaking, what made you think you needed to replace the engine?

Reverse gear is sync'd with a first gear. So before you put it in R put it in a forward gear then it should go right in. Did you replace your pressure plate when you did the clutch?