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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 03:18 PM
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I have a 85 with the 4+3

Last night to it out drove around everything was fine..
parked it in the garage when I got home..

Today I get in it.. I push the clutch in to start it..
and the clutch goes to the firewall with no resistance except for like the last inch..

I noticed that if I pump the clutch resistance builds..

So.. I

Check the fluid level of the clutch... Fine.

next..
I start it up drive around the block.. shifts fine through the gears
come to a stop.. No resistance again.. cant even take it out of gear..
"runaway corvette" shut it off... start pumping the clutch again.. resistance comes back.. start it up and get it back home..

check the fluid level again... Low now..

My thought clutch master cyclinder went bad.. seals..
feels like the same when brake cyclinder goes out..

Any thoughts on this guys I need to get it running ASAP..

Thanks for the help.
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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It's either the clutch main cylinder but more likely the slave cylinder.
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