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Subject:Re: Question clutch and lights
From:neil
Date:Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:21:37 -0400

Oh don't get me started on clutches!

;^)  ----- see my earlier post/rant

Check for leaks in clutch hydraulic circuit. You
either have air in system, and/or are losing fluid
resulting in lower pressure for slave cylinder to work
properly. Or your master or slave clutch cylinder is
starting to fail.

Was any work done on clutch/tranny lately? Clutch hyd.
may only need bleeding.

Headlights? I upgraded from stock to Halogen sealed
beam. In hindsight I would have saved and rewired for
H4  (I believe that's the model) system. Check
archives:

http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon

for more info on headlight upgrades and clutch stuff.

Cheers,

Neil.

--- Rod Knutson <rodknutson2002@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Hi List,
> My 85 Westy/Suby clutch pedal seems to be "soft" for
> the top half of depression and you HAVE to press it
> ALL THE WAY to the floor to get it to
> engage/disengage... and seems to be getting worse. I
> have checked the brake fluid under the dash cover...
> which seems OK... what do these symptoms indicate?
>
> Also, in the past I have noted many owners have
> replaced their headlights... I assumed for cosmetic
> reasons but note my lights are not very bright at
> all
> at night (now that I am driving in deer country). Is
> there a simple remedy for brighter headlights?
> Thanks, Rod
> 85 Westy/Suby "Critter"
>
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