First off, its a 96 ex manual sedan stock

The problem has just started. It occurs when the car is cold. If I start up the car and the transmission is in neutral the car idles and runs just fine. When I go to put the car in reverse the car starts shaking, the idle rpm's drop considerably, the headlights dim, and worst of all, I can't put the car in gear. This happens in 1st and reverse. I have to rev up the car alot to get it to go in gear and lately, after i've reversed out of the driveway, i'm stuck in the middle of the road as I have to rev the car in neutral for about a 30 secs before it'll go into first. After i'm on my way, the stick still feels stubborn to go into 2,3,4,5 the first couple of times but gradually goes away and isn't a problem anymore.

 

have you tried changing your tranny fluid? how many miles do u have on it?

 

160k miles. I changed my tranny fluid when I replaced the tranny seal. Maybe I need to check the levels again. Any way to do that?

 

that was back in January