An update...

Several folks suggested to check the slave cylinder. I checked it, as told, watching it
from the driver's side rear wheel while a friend pressed the clutch pedal. It moved,
suggesting it was ok and that there may be an internal clutch problem. On a whim, we fired
up the car and the clutch worked just fine!

I think the problem was that the clutch got wet and stuck to the flywheel. The day before
the problem, we had driven through a storm and lots of high water on the way to Port
Aransas, Tx. Theory is that the metal in the clutch rusted enough to stick to the
flywheel. Pushing the car while its in gear should cause to unstick. We just let is sit
for a while and it unstuck itself.

Anyways, I think everything is OK and that we'll get home without probems.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Wise [mailto:wise@hyperformix.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:37 PM
> To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Clutch quit
>
>
> I went to drive my van today and the clutch doesn't work. I'm not too familiar
> with the hydraulic clutch and am wondering if anyone can give me some quick ideas.
>
> When the car is running, I can't shift into any gear with the clutch depressed.
> It grinds trying to go into reverse and I can't get anywhere on the rest of the
> gears. I can shift into any gear when the car is off, but its tries to drive
> when I try to start it, even with the clutch depressed.
>
> The brake fluid is full. Is there a separate clutch fluid reservoir that I need
> to check?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Tim Wise
> '87 WWW