1996 honda civic dying at stops

My sweet little 1996 Honda civic EX Coupe is dying at stops and sometimes during turns. I don't know if it is the clutch or what. As I shift down from 2nd to 1st, the battery light will flash and it will just die as I come to a stop. Sometimes if I brake hard and give it gas it will sputter, but not die.
Also, it has died out in sharp turns, where I shifted down and held in the clutch during the turn. It's done this about 5 times in the past month. That's very scary.

Also, two days ago, I parked at work on an incline and went to put it reverse and the gears started grinding and I couldn't put it into any gear. Did it again yesterday. Really scary. After reading some other posts, I guess that I could say it doesn't have great pressure.

I am getting ready to get a new car, but I don't even really want to trade the Civic in like this. Furthermore, I could get about $1500 more from an private buyer, but I wouldn't want to sell it like this. Also it has 184,000 miles and has been a GREAT car. No major engine stuff.

Third I am thinking of taking the car to my hometown mechanic to check it out. He is honest, good and cheap and actually checked this car out when I was buying it from a used dealer. The mechanic had ALREADY checked it out because the dealer is his uncle. Anyways, he said he really wanted to buy the car himself, but didn't have the extra cash. It IS a great car. I think he MIGHT buy it, but that is sticky.

Any advice on any of this?

brane wrote:
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> My sweet little 1996 Honda civic EX Coupe is dying at stops and
> sometimes during turns. I don’t know if it is the clutch or what. As
> I shift down from 2nd to 1st, the battery light will flash and it will
> just die as I come to a stop. Sometimes if I brake hard and give it
> gas it will sputter, but not die.
> Also, it has died out in sharp turns, where I shifted down and held in
> the clutch during the turn. It’s done this about 5 times in the past
> month. That’s very scary.
>
> Also, two days ago, I parked at work on an incline and went to put it
> reverse and the gears started grinding and I couldn’t put it into any
> gear. Did it again yesterday. Really scary. After reading some other
> posts, I guess that I could say it doesn’t have great pressure.
>
> I am getting ready to get a new car, but I don’t even really want to
> trade the Civic in like this. Furthermore, I could get about $1500
> more from an private buyer, but I wouldn’t want to sell it like this.
> Also it has 184,000 miles and has been a GREAT car. No major engine
> stuff.
>
> Third I am thinking of taking the car to my hometown mechanic to check
> it out. He is honest, good and cheap and actually checked this car
> out when I was buying it from a used dealer. The mechanic had ALREADY
> checked it out because the dealer is his uncle. Anyways, he said he
> really wanted to buy the car himself, but didn’t have the extra cash.
> It IS a great car. I think he MIGHT buy it, but that is sticky.
>
> Any advice on any of this?
>

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Top up the brake fluid AND the clutch fluid. Sounds like both have been
ignored. You may have a loose ground wire where your battery or engine
attaches to the chassis.

'Curly'