Joy,

Stop at service station.
Purchase pint of brake fluid.
Remove cover over instruments.
Remove cap from master cylinder reservoir.
Pour in brake fluid.
Replace cap on reservoir.
Replace cover over instruments.
Pump clutch pedal a few times.
Repeat as necessary until you get to the shop you trust.

Jim

On Feb 16, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Joy Hecht wrote:

> However not too soon for me to get some suggestions about putting it
> in gear
> with the engine off.  Well that's very easy, and no trouble starting
> up and
> taking off in reverse or first gear if I do it that way.  I also
> found that
> after the engine is off for a while it shifts more easily when I
> turn it
> back on - but that might be incidental.