I just picked up a 1992 firebird I plan on restoring/fixing up.
It will be a new experience for me.
Well today I wanted to drive it around a bit, I put it in reverse and it shifted into gear just fine.
I go to the end of the driveway and hit the brakes, the car squealed (it came from the back end) the car then stopped and no matter what I put it in (drive/reverse) the car wouldn't move.
If I shut it off and turn it back on it shifts again, until I brake then nothing.
Does this sound like more of a brake or transmission issue.
Thanks

 

Very bizarre, but probably a transmission problem.

 

Try shifting it into neutral & rolling it by hand. if you can't, it's very possible it's brakes. It might be the auto-adjuster hanging up.

 

def brakes, prolly a drum issue "the self adjusting drum star" is tweaked, i had this prob on my maro

 

 

Thank you so much guys, I'm going to work with the brakes today and find out more.

 

now it runs like it always has, my last question I guess is that I need to replace whole exhaust system.
Could the fact that it's not building up much back pressure cause it to need more gas to get it going?
I have to push the pedal down pretty far to get it going but after that it runs like normal.
But I noticed when its in drive or revers it needs gas to get moving, normally if it's in drive/reverse I let of the brake and I'm moving.

 

let us know what you find.