Arthur, Guess that divine intervention that you were looking for while you
slept to replace your clutch didn't happen. Did you at least get a bigger
garage once you got your roadster out on the street?
Gerardo Magana
67.5 Solex SRL 311-00222 (In need of divine intervention also, AKA hard work
by owner)
66 1600 SPL 311-01372
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Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 2:08 PM
Subject: Clutch woes, revisited
> Well, my Roadster brethren....
>
> Yesterday I survived a mechanical marathon by renting a towable engine
hoist
> (the only way to go!) at the crack of dawn, hauling it back to my garage
in
> the pouring rain, pulling the engine/tranny, replacing the clutch &
pressure
> plate, executing a down & dirty engine bay cleanup/paint job, dropping the
> engine/tranny back in and returning the engine hoist before United Rentals
> of Van Nuys closed by 5:00PM. WHEW!
>
> It was quite an education.... 1st I learned that a down & dirty engine bay
> cleanup and paint job may make it look worse than before. Especially if
you
> paint it a flat red that makes it look like someone ate strawberry pie and
> then puked on your car (my apologies to those with queasy stomachs). I
also
> discovered that the PO was in a hurry to put the engine back into the car:
> the tranny had only the top 2 bolts holding it to the engine, one of them
> was so loose I could unscrew it by hand; two of the body mounting bolts
were
> missing.
>
> Anyway, folks, I'm glad I got that out of the way so I can concentrate on
> the myriad of other details that need attention. Cheers!
>
> Arthur R. Rockwell
> '66 SPL311
> North Hollywood, California
> arthur@vistamediagroup.com
> www.vistamediagroup.com
> (714)739-6900
> (714)739-6910 fax
>
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