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Re: 83 Celicas, the clutch from hell, and engine stuff

Posted By: Dave

Posted On: August 02, 2002 at 5:39 pm GMDT

Phil,
If you replaced master and slave, take a good look at the line between the two units.  look for wet spots. Should be pretty visible if you keep leaking fluid.

Phil wrote:

> So my first car was a 83 toyot
> a celica.  I drove it for awhi
> le, switched to another car, t
> hen switched back because the
> car was so reliable.  It had e
> ventually earned a name, as lo
> ved cars always did -- The Bea
> st.
>
> The Beast got its name from ho
> tel california's stanza "They
> stab it with their steely kniv
> es /  but they just can't kill
> the beast."
>
> Unfortunately, The Beast did s
> uffer from one recurring probl
> em -- The clutch.  It's a stic
> k shift, and it frequently lea
> ks break fluid.  The clutch pl
> ate was replaced early on beca
> use the former own used to rid
> e the clutch a lot, and wore i
> t down.  However, I vividly re
> call the horror of drivin home
> from work to fnd no resistanc
> e on the clutch.  From that po
> int on, I found that I must fr
> equently bleed my clutch.
>
> I've replaced the master cylin
> der 3 times, and the slave cyl
> inder twice.  Perhaps I've don
> e something wrong?  Has anyone
> else experienced this problem
> ?  I it simply a lemon clutch?
>
> As for the engine -- I was won
> dering what would be a good en
> gine to toss into my car.  Som
> ething to give it a little mor
> e power?

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Message:	Dave wrote: > Phil, > If you replaced master and sla > ve, take a good look at the li > ne between the two units. loo > k for wet spots. Should be pre > tty visible if you keep leakin > g fluid. > > > Phil wrote: > > > So my first car was a 83 toy > ot > > a celica. I drove it for aw > hi > > le, switched to another car, > t > > hen switched back because th > e > > car was so reliable. It had > e > > ventually earned a name, as > lo > > ved cars always did -- The B > ea > > st. > > > > The Beast got its name from > ho > > tel california's stanza "The > y > > stab it with their steely kn > iv > > es / but they just can't ki > ll > > the beast." > > > > Unfortunately, The Beast did > s > > uffer from one recurring pro > bl > > em -- The clutch. It's a st > ic > > k shift, and it frequently l > ea > > ks break fluid. The clutch > pl > > ate was replaced early on be > ca > > use the former own used to r > id > > e the clutch a lot, and wore > i > > t down. However, I vividly > re > > call the horror of drivin ho > me > > from work to fnd no resistan > c > > e on the clutch. From that > po > > int on, I found that I must > fr > > equently bleed my clutch. > > > > I've replaced the master cyl > in > > der 3 times, and the slave c > yl > > inder twice. Perhaps I've d > on > > e something wrong? Has anyo > ne > > else experienced this proble > m > > ? I it simply a lemon clutc > h? > > > > As for the engine -- I was w > on > > dering what would be a good > en > > gine to toss into my car. S > om > > ething to give it a little m > or > > e power?
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