As some of you know....I just came back from a little offroading adventure, and put about 300-400 miles on my 1991 Tracker in just a few days.  However, it was running and driving just fine.  100%.   All I did was wash it....degrease and hose down the engine...and leave it sit overnight.   I just went outside to move it, and the clutch won't engage.   It starts up and runs fine....but it won't go in gear.   And when I tried to start it while in first gear, it cranked over slowly and tried to pull itself forward, while my left foot had the clutch pedal buried in the carpet!   What's wrong with it?   Did I do something to it when I washed it??  Help plz.   Thanks!

-Mooch.

try starting in a higher gear w/clutch pedal depressed.
plate may be stuck to flywheel- usually doesn't happen overnight, but.....
i've experienced this w/vehicles that sat long enough for the c plate to rust to flywheel.

That must have been it, because it works now!  Yay!   Man....that's weird....I always use the transmission instead of the e-brake when I park it(on a level surface), to reduce tension and wear on the brake cables....but I never thought that the clutch could rust to the flywheel.  Damn.

Thanks for that quick tip.  I was starting to panic.