2002 ranger 5 speed problems

[schwinn637]

i was driving on the freeway to pick up my friend from work. it was a 20 minute drive. i wasn't driving super fast, just cruising at 70mph in 5th. i pull off the freeway and drive on city streets for about 5 minutes. then park the car for about 10minutes. when i turn the car back on it didn't quite catch, and stalled. nothing too out of the ordinary. so i started it back up and put it in first and drove away. i instantly noticed that there was a problem. it was shifting extremely hard and when i would try to coast, the car would lag down, as if the engine compression was bogging the car down. so i slowed down and stopped at a stop sign and the car was engulfed with a burning smell, it didnt smell like burnt rubber it almost smelt sweet like gasoline. i decided to keep driving just for a few more miles (to get out of the ghetto). so i find a decent parking lot and park the truck. i open the hood, nothings smoking, i check the clutch fluid level, its fine, i check under the truck and no fluid is leaking. so i just let the truck sit there for about 5-10minutes. i start it up, leave it in neutral, and rev the engine and the engine sounds strong. so i put it back and gear and there were no problems driving home, shifted fine. im very perplexed. any ideas?

[theoldwizard]

Sounds like the clutch was not fully disengaging. Like caused by a bad master/slave cylinder.

Also sounds like you have "smoked" the clutch meaning it will need to be changed.