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On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 20:48, Tom wrote: > I have a '68 fastback with a '71 engine my buddy and I put in. It's got > the original transmission, I think, although it had a type 1 motor in it > when I bought it. The clutch started acting up, not wanting to go into > gear, about a month after I put in the '71 motor, so we put in a new > 1700# Kennedy clutch. Now, after only a week or two of driving, the > clutch is doing the same thing. I'm wondering if this could have > anything to do with the rear support brackets that were on the '71 but > not the '68. Could the engine be turning somehow and making the > flywheel come apart? > NO..... The 1700# Kennedy clutch is agrivating <sp> the problem. It sounds like you have a clutch cable failing, or the clutch tube inside the frame is broken loose. The heavier clutch is making it worse. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/