Gee, whiz, Tom. If we continue to hear this kind of thing on the list,
we'll have to start calling our GoF's Gatherings of the Faithless, or
maybe even GoM's, for Gathering of the Miserable, or GoLL's for Gathering
of the Lost Lambs, or, if we are not sure of ourselves, GoA's for
Gathering of the Agnostics.
Buck up, me lad, all is not lost, most likely just your hydraulic fluid.
Check the reservoir. The leak is likely in your slave cylinder or the
hose that leads to it. Since this all happened rather suddenly, I would
guess a burst hose.
Just remember the immortal words of Marv Alpert's lover: "Bite me,
Marv!" ( I know that's irrelevant, I'm just trying to cheer you up).
David Littlefield
Houston, Tx
On Wed, 11 Jun 1997 20:59:31 -0400 (EDT) tallen <tallen@csc.sctboces.org>
writes:
>After finally gettting enough yard work done, this morning I would
>finally
>get some of the things done I still need to do to get my MGA 1600
>inspected (I bought the car last August and have driven it 1.6 miles
>so
>far (much earlier post)). I would get the muffler loose (NOT!) an
>turn it
>90 degrees so it could hang properly without the bumper interfering.
>I
>would replace the leaky elbow at the fuel pump (the reason I was
>stranded
>on my 1 and only excursion), and I would install a top (hood) so I
>could
>actually take it somewhere and leave it if necessary (like a garage).
>
>Fuel pump no longer leaks, muffler still faces the wrong way (any
>suggestions that don't involve a torch?), and the top is mostly on but
>very tight (I'm hoping it will stretch). After dinner its time to put
>the
>car to bed and play with 2 year old son, Joe. Open door, sit down,
>depress clutch pedal, don't remember having spinach for dinner,
>depress
>clutch pedal again - no resistance, none. So what I've done is traded
>a
>leaky fuel pump and a top for a bad clutch. I guess my question is
>where
>does it end? I keep thinking that if I'd leased a Miata last August,
>maybe it wouldn't be an MG and maybe I would have to give it back in 3
>years, but it wouldn't consume my whole life and maybe I could enjoy
>it
>once in a while (or even once!).
>
>I'll stop now, I just needed to vent. I don't have the heart right
>now to
>even look at the clutch. If anyone has any ideas, and you care more
>about
>my clutch than I do right now, feel free to send them on.
>
>Thanks for listening,
>
>Tom
>'60 MGA 1600 (still parked)
>
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