o/t daily driver transmission woes o/t

[p24-1953]

okay i got a new problem/issue. my 62 300/327 has a m21 4 speed installed. a few times in the past when i first start out the car has an issue going into gear. if i put it into "gear" and pull my foot off the clutch like normal the car will just stall out no matter how much gas i give it. I dosent move at all. if i pop the clutch with no gas it dies instantly.

I first thought that maybe the shift linkage was binding, but why would it die when i release the clutch if it was not in gear?

Today when it did it i thought i would see what would happen if I i turned the key with it in gear, (since i have no neutral saftey switch) when i do this normaly the car will lurch, today nothing it wouldnt even turn over...

So what do you guys think... is the transmission binding up? what could cause this? thank heavens it drives good once you get it into gear once.

I have noticed that if i dont put it into neutral when i stop i dont seem to have this problem.

When it does happen i just have to violently row through the gears untill all of a sudden i get it to move.

[busycoupe]

Just a guess, could you have a broken motor mount? The linkage or shifter may be binding.

[Greenbomb]

Even when new those original GM floor shifters were pretty light duty and sloppy and "flexible". I can't imagine it's gotten any better with time. Sounds like it's jamming up in a couple gears at the same time so it can't go at all. Can you start out in 2nd gear OK? Sounds like it's time to get out the Hurst catalog.