my 81 280zx starts up but it won't let me put it into gear, only reverse

[shekshay_beast]

I have a 81 280zx and it starts up but won't let me put it into gear, it tries to move forward everytime i try to put it into first. It lets me put it into reverse but it grinds and I have to force it in....can anyone help me?

[sharjt]

Your clutch is fried!

[evildky]

yup sounds like a dead dlutch, is the pedal pressure fine? pedal returning ok? if the pedal feels ok then you mist likely just need a clutch

[shekshay_beast]

oh nvm...it checked the master cyclinder and it was empty..I just filled it up and then pumped the clutch several times and then it went into gear like nothing

[evildky]

you're gonna want to bleed the air out to be sure you get full travel

[shekshay_beast]

where is the slave cyclinder at in the l28e engine?

[evildky]

it's not on the engine, it's in the trans, on the lower portion of the bellhousing on the passanger side, just follow the hudraulic line

[shekshay_beast]

k thnks....oh also when i step on the accelerator my oil pressure gauge rises and it lowers when i let off the accelerator...is this normal?

[evildky]

completely normal, higher revs spin the pump faster building more pressure