Well, it could be the clutch MC, the slave cylinder, or the flex hose that
"busted" (most likely one of the first two based on the PO's story). You may
be able to tell by visual inspection. But be warned it may well be "all of
the above" -- they tend to expire at the same time. From a practical
standpoint, he is going to have a hard time selling the car in this state,
so you might be able to convince him to have it fixed; or, possibly, sell
"as is" at a steep discount (that is, if you're feeling lucky today, or have
a good deal of experience of what to look for in these cars so as not to get
stuck). But you probably don't want to get into the situation of fixing his
clutch for free and then not buying the car for other reasons.
on 3/21/01 1:27 PM, David Wilson at dwilsonfl@earthlink.net wrote:
> I'm looking at a 74 BGT tomorrow and I need some advice. The PO says that
> the clutch used to leak down and he had to pump the clutch pedal up. One day
> when getting it ready to be viewed, he apparently pumped it up too far and
> "busted something". It now leaks clutch fluid and is apparently not
> driveable. Since I want to purchase it if it looks good, runs good etc., and
> have no tow capability, can someone tell me if indeed there is a "line" or
> something than could be replaced there, enabling me to drive it back? He has
> a new clutch master cylinder but hasn't installed it yet.
>
> TIA,
>
> David - MGB GT wannbe
>
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