my transmission/engine probs-sounds different and 2nd gear is bad

Hey all, for awhile(a few months or since last fall), 2nd gear has started to get some friction while shifting... thats still okay and all, and i can deal with it, but now the engine sounds like a weewacker, literally, when i let my rpms get high. Not sure how high tho cuz i havent an rpm gauge(honda 97 civic dx), and its right before i shift(like 15mph from 1st to 2nd, 30mph from 2nd to 3rd, etc.) Its really bad and gets me worried cuz i have college next year. The engine doesnt feel as its losing power tho...any help? thanks

does the car have A/C?? it's pretty common for the Idler pulley bearings to fail or for the compressor clutch support bearing to fail but the idler is much cheaper to start with

jeremy

hey, nah no ac, but i was told by several peeps to try and get a clutch in there, a new one...so ima do that and see what happens...later, thanks for the info