Date:         Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:21:25 -0800
Reply-To:     byard <bluedove@KFALLS.NET>
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From:         byard <bluedove@KFALLS.NET>
Subject:      Clutch dripped away???
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I had one of the '82 Westys inoperative for most of
the winter, because it needs cold start valve and
maybe sensor and it was just too damned cold to
work outside on metal objects.

Well, the weather warmed up, and it suddenly
started pretty easily...sure, at least one lifter
was noisy, but that cleared up pretty easily, and...

I was just going to take it over to my local
air-cooled loving mechanic, when I found I had a
clutch that offered NO resistance (except return
spring resistance), so I took off the dash cover
and saw that the brake fluid level was low, but
above the minimum line.

Brakes feel fine...I added fluid, and operated the
clutch many times.

I then went to the Bentley for a while, came back
and found some fluid had dripped onto the line
leading out of the cylinder.

The questions, which may be obvious: Is it possible
or likely I had a small leak in the master
cylinder, and the fluid leaked out over the winter?

And, is this a usually rebuildable part?

Thanks

Byard