Date:         Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:14:29 -0900
Reply-To:     Christopher Irvin <Cirvin@GCI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Christopher Irvin <Cirvin@GCI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Clutch quit
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Tim,

If i read your last post correctly, you first nned to check your fluid
level, the res is under the dash.  The same link happened to me monday
morning (after spending all weekend under and in the van tracking down an
electrical short).  I was pretty pissed.  My fluid level was zero.  I topped
it off (took over a bottle of brake fluid).  Still no good... I either have
air in the line, and need to bleed it, or the clutch master or slave are
toast as Doug stated, or maybe one of the oil leaks I've been dealing with
has disenergrated my preasure plate.  Last night I bought the little bottle
tool to allow me to bleed the clutch with out assistance, I'll try that
today.  Keep me posted on what you find out.  I'll do the same.  Worst case
looks to me to be a couple hundred in parts and I get to know my Van
(IRVVAN) much better and i can thrown in a new rear main seal to boot.
Horray!!

Its a special thing to own a Vanagon. (keep telling your self this)