Date:         Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:48:23 -0600
Reply-To:     Kendra Calhoun <kendracalhoun@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Kendra Calhoun <kendracalhoun@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
Comments: To: george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>
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Just replaced the cylinders and bled the clutch and still have the same
problem - shifter won't shift into gear unless with great force... in which
case it turns off or makes a nasty sound.

Is this the dreaded bad clutch?
Any chance this could be something simpler?

I think I have to try to sell it or trade it for a stupid minivan ASAP as
our band has to leave for a 60 date tour Sunday. Geez I just bought it a
month ago and it's in otherwise such great condition... new engine and
everything... just don't have the funds or time to repair the clutch.

The father and son that had sold it to me said they were mechanics that had
worked on it for 10 years before it's owner passed away and that it would
take us around the country just fine... now they're saying that's not
exactly true and was sold AS-IS. I'VE BEEN HAD! GEEZ!



On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 7:14 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote:

>   You don't have to pump the clutch pedal to bleed the slave cylinder.
>
>  Even if the bus is sitting on the level, gravity will do the job,
> and it's slow enough for one person to monitor the master cylinder and
> add fluid as necessary until the clean stuff emerges.  Don't forget
> yer catch pan...
>
> Geo/ATL
>