I had the sam problem under the same circumstances. I bet all of your
hydrolic fluid is on the ground under your car. So it is peobably a hydrolic
line, a master cylinder or (in my case) a clutch slave cylinder.
Unfortunately probably not a frozen clutch.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dion Cooze" <Dion.Cooze@METSO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:35
Subject: frozen clutch or fluid?

> Hi all,
>      I'm hoping that someone out there has run into or have heard of a
frozen
> clutch or hydraulic fluid freezing probem.
>      I've got an 81' Westy and this morning, at -26celsius, I depressed
the
> clutch and there was zero resistance from the hydraulics.
>      Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Dion
> Calgary