Date:         Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:43:19 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Clutch of not? Help
Comments: To: Jere Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET>
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Jere, I went back and re-read your post. I got it partly wrong.

It sounds ike you could well have a leaking clutch master. I'm having
the same problem. I will replace it shortly. However, my clutch fluid
leaks inside onto the carpet.

As for the "Lump" feeling in the tranny --- I had that happen in my 85
GL tranny just before I had to have it rebuilt.

And whatever you do, go ahead and change fluids to the Redline MT 90.
You will never regret it. I have been using it for a number of years
now, and it solved some problems for me. I do change it every two years.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Jere Hawn wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> TIA for those that can respond.  My 88 GL is acting very funny and after
> many hour of diagnostic I still can't narrow it down.  Here are the
> symptoms:
>
>
>
>             When cold it shifts fine, maybe a little sticky I suspect a
> slight misalignment of the linkage.
>
>
>
>             When warmed up it acts like the clutch is bad, it wont shift
> easily  so I check the slave cylinder, looks good.  But fluid is very
> very low and I refill
>
>
>
>             Still acts funny, hard to shift when warm but on occasion it
> feels like there is a lump in the tranny or it can feel like an
> automatic tranny.  So I say is it the tranny, and I take it to jiffy
> lube to change the tranny fluid I think they put in GL4  Symptoms appear
> to be a bit better but still a bit sloppy/slushy.  Then up under the
> front I see oil and trace it back and I looks like it is dripping off
> the *clutch master cylinder*??  I've never worked in that area of the
> van so it is a mystery to me.
>
>
>
>             The question is:
>
>
>
>                         Is the problem in the:
>
>
>
> a.       slave cylinder
>
> b.       clutch master cylinder
>
> c.       tranny
>
> d.       clutch
>
>
>
> Thanks again
>
> Jere
>