Recently my 93 Altima redlined all of a sudden on the temperature gage. I took a look at it and it the water pump was damaged, replaced it and all is well now.

Has anyone had a similar situation and cause any serious engine or transmission future problem?

My Nissan has 146,000 miles on it, original clutch and all and is still running strong. The only problem, even if it is a problem, is that i have to raise the RPM above 3 to get a nice kick over to 2nd. Is this normal on a 93' altima, or where should I look for problems.?

New to these parts, appriciate any feedback