I'm looking at a bus, trying to decide if I should buy. I noticed that the clutch pedal doesn't return to its normal position, but rests about 1" or 1-1/2" below where it should be. You can lift it the rest of the way up w/ yer toe, but then it falls right back down again. The bus drives and shifts pretty well, easier than some others I've test-driven recently, but this worries me a little. Anyone know the cause, and what kind of repair ($$$) is involved? Bus is a '78. Thanks, Rodney <boleyn@scr.siemens.com> P.S. I live in NJ. Two weeks ago, I was in Seattle for a few days. I don't understand why people complain about "Seattle rustbuckets". I saw *lots* of buses and vanagons and they all looked to be in very good or excellent shape from the outside. I got a closeup look at a '79 w/ sunroof, and it was PRISTINE. Here on the East Coast, I haven't seen a bus that clean in 10 years! Over Christmas, we took a trip NJ -> NC -> NJ, and in 18 hours of driving on I-95, I saw exactly 3 Vanagons and 1 Bus on the road. VW Wasteland! I saw that many in each trip from exit 13 to exit 17 on I-90 in Seattle--about 5 miles! What are you all out there complaining about??? Anyway, my main question is about the clutch...
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