Sounds hydraulic. Check and see where the fluid is leaking from. Three
choices, master, slave, or the line connecting them. The slave being iron can
be
honed and rebuilt. The master is aluminum so if it is pitted it must either be
sleeved or replaced. Having air in the system can cause it to not go into
reverse. Sometimes they can be a bit of a chore to get all the air out of them.
For the most part, other than a bit of poor judgment, it sounds like
your brother just happened to be there when the clutch bled to death.
For the starting problem check the normal stuff. Gas getting to the
carbs (any in the tank?), spark? Given much of an excuse they will run.
keith
In a message dated 5/2/2005 1:48:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
Gwparkerlaw@aol.com writes:
I made the mistake of letting my brother watch my house while I was on
vacation last week and when I got back he "confessed" that he had taken my
roadster
for a trip to the store (he has no driver's license). and he broke the
clutch.
I was so upset that I didn't ask how he got it back into my garage and he
isn't calling me right now. I suspected (rightly) that all of the fluid had
leaked out of the clutch and re-filled it with new fluid. My problem is
that it
now will not go into reverse. On top of that the car now won't start
although
it ran fine for a minute or two and then stalled. Needless to say, it was
running fine when I left. Any ideas?
Geoff Parker
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