I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. You were the guy with the
leaking clutch hydraulics, right? Are you asking if it's OK to take the
car on a 225 mile trip with a leaking clutch? It depends on how
quickly it's leaking out, what your sense of adventure is, and your
willingness to stop and top it up now and anon.
Why don't you take it on a couple of drives and try to get a baseline
for how quick it's leaking? If the pedal starts to get a little soft, it's
time to add fluid. If it's totally gone, too late, you've got air in the
lines and you're going to have to pump the pedal like crazy to get
it to work. The hydraulics in the clutch system are not nearly as
critical as the brakes so you can take a chance with it (as a matter
of fact, it's actually possible to drive a spitfire without being able to
disengage the clutch at all, but it is reallly, really, really hard to
start on a hill!)
Best!
Greg Rowe
>From: "Dave Simpson" <dsimpson@ncweb.com>
>Reply-To: "Dave Simpson" <dsimpson@ncweb.com>
>To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: clutch day two
>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:19:34 -0400
>
>Hi spitfire owners
>
>I thought I would do some trouble shooting before getting underneath of the
>car, so with the car off I put it into gear and tried starting the car, it
>fired right up and now the clutch works, there is still hardly any
>resistance but it works, the car has sat for month and I have hardly driven
>it this year, any thoughts I need to drive from Cleveland to Dayton (225
>miles) soon as I am moving
>
>David R Simpson
>
>76 spitfire
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