Help: Strange restart problem

[ByteMe]

Yesterday I had the car out for drive and then stopped in to get gas. After I filled it up, I started the car. The car acted very strangely in that the idle was at or below the 500RPM mark and pressing in the accelerator several times did nothing. I heard a noise that sounded like gears not meshing correctly although the car was in neutral. I turned the car off and restarted and this time it started fine. Any ideas? Would this have anything to do with the problem I have had where the engine shuts off when warm when idling?

 

[GTSnake]

Did you leave the shifter partly engaged? Did the noise start when you let the clutch go after you started it?

 

[ByteMe]

It was in neutral the whole time with the clutch pressed in. I never tried to get going because it was running so strangely.

 

[Johann]

Starter hanging up and not disengaging?