Carl,
This may be as simple as the hose coming apart internally. If the
inner lining comes adrift, it can flip over and block fluid flow. This
could be happening to you in release mode, and your clutch leg is strong
enough to force fluid the other way. Something similar happened to me
with my '72 GT.
BTW, since I was replacing the clutch hose, it seemed sensible to
replace brake hoses too. Rear brake hose appeared perfect, black and
reasonably clean and good for some time. It broke in my fingers.
If you are unsure of the age of the other hoses, you might replace them
all.
Bob
On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 00:30:13 -0400 Carl French <cfrench@cybertours.com>
writes:
>Ok, here is the problem. In my 67B I have found a few apparantly
>related problems with the clutch and I do not know if it if repairable
>with the hydraulics or if it the throw out bearing or option #3 which
>is
>I don't know. I have found that when shifting I can just about count
>to
>two before the transmission finally engages after getting off the
>clutch
>pedal. A few times I have found it refusing to engage at all at a stop
>and I have to let traffic pass so I can roll back to safety and pump
>the
>hard to pump pedal until it all of a sudden gets easy again. That
>problem is very intermittant but the shifting is a constant problem. I
>have bled it on two occasions and right after I did it the firtst time
>it was great but then it soon deteriated again. The first time I bled
>it
>it came out muddy olive drab (chunky style). The second time it was a
>paler version of the previous but with only some minor sediment. Many
>times I will notice the pedal is stiff. The fluid level is fine and no
>leaks that I can tell. I have quickly looked at the flex hose and do
>not
>see a pronounced bulge upon pumping the pedal. Got the car last Spring
>so I don't know the preventative history. Should I look at putting
>repair kits into the master and slave cylinders and replacing the flex
>line or should I just sigh and rent a big engine hoist for the
>weekend.
>Carl French
>TIA
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