[SPAM] hello and 2 questions

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

i talked to the current owner (who i trust) and he told me the clutch  
pedal suddenly went slack one day - does that mean anything to anyone?

blake/


On Sep 5, 2005, at 3:21 PM, Julie Macfarlane wrote:

> Hey and welcome to the list!
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>> 1 - the clutch pedal does not return when depressed - does anyone   
>> have any ideas about this?  it seems to me that when the pedal is   
>> depressed, i can run through the 5-speed gearbox, and when the  
>> pedal  is pulled up (it doesn't return by itself) i can only  
>> achieve 1st  gear.  i think perhaps there is a broken spring  
>> somewhere?  the  clutch cable is not broken (i had my wife watch  
>> the clutch actuation  arm on the block while i worked the pedal up  
>> and down).  please advise.
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> Either the rod that pushe son the cclutch bored through or the  
> throw out bearing dies. Either of these will take pulling the  
> transaxle.
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>> 2 - the car has the famous scirocco idle problem.  that is, when   
>> idling, the idle fluctuates +/- 500rpms or more, and almost stalls  
>> -  pressing the throttle does not immediately bring up the idle.   
>> what  can/should i check in the car's ignition system to deal with  
>> this?
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> CHeck for vacumn leaks before the Tb. possible cause. Also if it is  
> badly tuned (Air/Fuel) can do it.
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> Good luck!
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> Julie
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>
>> many thanks,
>> blake/
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