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Date:         Sat, 4 Jun 2011 10:22:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark <mbrush@UMICH.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark <mbrush@UMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Not able to engage any gear
Comments: To: Kevin Plichta <plichtakevin@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <COL117-W1E50D025119C766969115DB7D0@phx.gbl>
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I had a problem recently where my clutch got lighter and lighter and it eventually stopped engaging. I couldn't go anywhere, so had to park in a nearby neighborhood (luckily close to home). Turned out to be air in the clutch line - bled it - and I was good to go.

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Kevin Plichta <plichtakevin@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Looking for some wisdom. > My 91 stock manual, I can not get it to engage in any gear while to motor > is running. If I start it with the clutch to the floor and in 1st it acts > like its engage (wants to jump forward). > I have check the master and slave clutch cylinders and they are not leaking > and seem to move when the clutch is pushed down. Seems that with the motor > running makes it not want to go into any gears and the motor off goes easily > into all the gears? What is different when running or not? > Thanks for your help. > Kevin Plichta >

Mark - 1990 Westy - 2.1 manual


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