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Old 01-27-2008, 11:04 AM
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Default Hydraulic Clutch Questions

Hi Everybody,
I have a Venom 427 -- one of the earlier cars made by Performance Cars in Durban South Africa, and during the winter I try to take it out every two to three weeks (weather permitting) to give it a little run and bring it up to temperature.
About three weeks ago I did that and in short order the clutch wouldn't disengage. I figured that there was some air in the line -- so after getting it back to the garage (no easy task) I bled the hydraulic lines using Dot 3 brake fluid -- but that didn't seem to solve it.
I figured I didn't do it good enough by myself -- so yesterday a friend came up to be my "clutch push guy" and when I started I noticed the fluid was coming out like white with tiny bubbles in it. ??? We kept going figuring it would clear out -- but it didn't work --- still messed up. I'm wondering if I screwed something up using Dot 3 brake fluid --- although I though that's what you use. Could there have been any special sinthetic fluid in there that caused a reaction -- or do I just have a clearly bad air leak???
Thanks guys -- let me know what you think.
I sure hope I didn't screw something up.
Bill
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