I just joined this forum to ask this question and the same thing is happening to me. I have to pump a whole lot before it can go into gear. I've been pumping to get it to first and reverse, but just shifting without the clutch through the rest of the gears, but hopefully I Can get this fixed.

I live in Ohio and we have snow on the ground right now but my car is kept in the garage. The garage is not heated, but it is still better than being in the cold.

I checked what I Think is the clutch fluid. It is a tiny bottle beside the brake fluid tank and the lid just says japan, and a some numbers. It is full.

Where is the master cylinder located at? And how do I check it?