Alistair:

Hmm ... it sounds like an opportunity for a 1.9 TDi :-)

or ... if you want to dip into the retirement fund one of those Subi
boxer-diesels and the six speed that mates with them ...:-O

Alistair Bell wrote on 2021.05.05 21:53:
> Driving to work, new shop further away than old one, clutch pedal suddenly did not depress. Hard, firm.
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> Made it to work without clutch. The clutch lever at trans is full down, won’t stay up. It’s either fork inside broken or clutch springs themselves hooped.
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> Got back home at end of work day with my wife running interference and back up in her truck :-)
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> I’ll be dropping trans and engine together this weekend.
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> It’s actually a blessing in disguise. I have done nothing about new engine and now is a good time forced on me.
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> Plus I can restore all the nagging worn out things… like shift rod leaking a bit on trans, clean up tranny, maybe drop gas tank ( Syncro ) and do all the usual stuff on that .
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> And either go over the engine fully and keep, or new engine ( if some local leads come thru)
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> This van has always been reliable and when it does fail it does so in a fashion where I can either do an on the road fix, or it’s happened near home.
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> Alistair