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Date:         Thu, 6 May 2021 21:48:39 -0300
Reply-To:     Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <D2B02364-66E9-4985-B8E1-165FBFE91BDF@shaw.ca>
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Alistair,


... oh, come on over to the dark side ... it has such a nice purr ;-)


I may even change my tune someday: we have offered-up with Hino & Isuzu
to test they hEV truck models in our fleet when they bring them to NA.


Alistair Bell wrote on 2021.05.06 12:34:
> No Roy, no diesel :-)
>
> Alistair
>
>> On May 6, 2021, at 3:35 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>>
>>  Alistair:
>>
>> Hmm ... it sounds like an opportunity for a 1.9 TDi :-)
>>
>> or ... if you want to dip into the retirement fund one of those Subi boxer-diesels and the six speed that mates with them ...:-O
>>
>>
>> Alistair Bell wrote on 2021.05.05 21:53:
>>> Driving to work, new shop further away than old one, clutch pedal suddenly did not depress. Hard, firm.
>>>
>>> Made it to work without clutch. The clutch lever at trans is full down, won’t stay up. It’s either fork inside broken or clutch springs themselves hooped.
>>>
>>> Got back home at end of work day with my wife running interference and back up in her truck :-)
>>>
>>> I’ll be dropping trans and engine together this weekend.
>>>
>>> It’s actually a blessing in disguise. I have done nothing about new engine and now is a good time forced on me.
>>>
>>> Plus I can restore all the nagging worn out things… like shift rod leaking a bit on trans, clean up tranny, maybe drop gas tank ( Syncro ) and do all the usual stuff on that .
>>>
>>> And either go over the engine fully and keep, or new engine ( if some local leads come thru)
>>>
>>> This van has always been reliable and when it does fail it does so in a fashion where I can either do an on the road fix, or it’s happened near home.
>>>
>>> Alistair
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