From: Greg Gelhar <gmark@lightdog.com>
>If you say all is well when it is cold you would expect that something is
>changing with the heat of operation. I don't think the metal parts would
>change appreciably, but I might suspect the clutch slave cylinder hose
could
>soften and "absorb" some of the fluid robbing you of full travel on the
clutch
>release arm. Perhaps someone will confirm this.
Dunno about TR cars, but this is common on Lotus cars which are equipped
with the infamous RED HOSE. For some reason, Lotus insists on using this
red tubing that softens when warm, causing inadequate clutch movement. Fix
is to throw the darn thing away and put in Aeroquip or Earls.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.
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