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Date:         Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:25:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: driving without a clutch- was Pedal to the metal (revisited)
Comments: To: Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <001301c5f3cc$31afa600$40eff004@computer>
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Hi Volks,

On the way to BusFusion in 2004 the clutch failed in the westfakia. Once I determined where the problem was I put it in gear and drove it another 110 miles to the camp-out. I had to turn the engine off three times: once for fuel, once for a dinner stop and once for traffic.

The next day Ben Huot and I dropped the engine and repaired the clutch right there in the Almonte County Fairgrounds. Haven't had a problem with it since.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia http://www.busesofthecorn.com

On 27-Nov-05, at 10:31 PM, Gerald Masar wrote:

> Muir is never out of date, even if it is only for his philosophy of > things. > I also have driven a VW van 30 miles without a clutch. > Jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 7:46 PM > Subject: Re: driving without a clutch- was Pedal to the metal > (revisited) > > >> At 11/27/2005 05:37 PM, Wognacious wrote: >>> It happened again, however this time it was up in the mountains >>> after a great extended Holiday weekend.Tried it a couple of times >>> the way the book said and I got some back pressure from the clutch >>> pedal. Finally made it out of the campground as the sun was going >>> down and so was the temperature too. >>>> Jumped into the Vanagon this afternoon and went to engage the >>>> clutch >>>> and it went to the floorboard with little if no resistance. >> >> I have driven a bug and a bus without a clutch several times & I'm >> guessing that I could do it like that with my Vanagon too. >> Muir covered it in his book but I long ago realized that some water >> cooled owner thought the book a waste of time and never looked at it. >> This could be a good thing to know in the circumstances above. >> >> For those who don't know how... I started it and warmed it up (N) >> then turned it off, put it in first gear, let off the brake and >> turned the key. When it starts you are on the way. >> Don't stop if you can help it and don't stop going up a hill or it's >> over (it was in my case). >> As I recall it was shift at 10mph, 20 mph & 30 or so... just slide it >> into gear. >> It works. >> >> >> >> Rob >> becida@comcast.net >> '87 Wolfsburg Vanagon in western WA >> > >


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