Dean:
I experienced the same symptoms with my '73 Spitfire a few weeks ago.
Unless you find a leak in the clutch system somewhere you probably just have
air in the system. Bleeding the system will, most likely, clear up this
problem.
Good luck,
Walt Fogle
'73 Pimento Red Spit
>From: Dean Dashwood <DDashwood@softwright.co.uk>
>Reply-To: Dean Dashwood <DDashwood@softwright.co.uk>
>To: "'Spitfire List'" <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Clutch gremlins?
>Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 08:57:45 +0100
>
>I got in the car this morning for the usual drive to work, and found
>that changing gear was much harder than it usually is. Lot's of gears
>grinding, had to really push the gear stick whichever gear I tried to
>use. So I pulled over and checked the clutch fluid level - it was fine.
> Pumped the clutch a few times - that made no visible difference to the
>fluid level. I'd only driven about 50 yards, so I thought I'd drive
>back home and then get the train to work - went to drive home, and
>everything was fine!
>
>Then I thought, this could be related to the problem I had getting into
>reverse yesterday. See, yesterday morning, there were some nasty
>crunching noises getting into reverse, although all the other gears were
>ok. But this had cleared up before lunch time.
>
>Is my clutch trying to punish me for something I've done to it? Or is
>the car just trying to remind me not to take it for granted?
>
>Dean Dashwood
>'77 Spit 1500
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