[Rovernet] seized clutch

[garrett bourque]

It has been a maintenance rich spring for a lot of people's Rovers!  Hank,
I am sorry that you have had your clutch problem!  I spoke to Andre Shay
yesterday.  In his P6B 3500S V8, the oil pump/distributor drive developed a
problem while he was trying to turn the oil pump's drive shaft, in order to
prime the engine before restarting it.  I will travel to Connecticut to
pick him up, stay at his house tonight and arrive at the Rover gathering on
Friday.  I just finished removing and reinstalling the heater box back in
my own car, in order to address a foot well leak, under the heater, when it
rains.  After removal, I also found myself searching out numerous vacuum
leaks!  Disassembling the heater box, of my formerly AC car, revealed the
problems and a maze of vacuum hoses to sort out and fix split ends on where
they plug into switches and the servos, which move the flaps inside the
heater.  Everyone loves a challenge right?!  See you soon!  Garrett Bourque

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 6:16 AM, Hank & Sally Manwell via Rovernet <
rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:

> Our ’71 Series II TC was trailered here to Rove America yesterday on a
> trailer because after two years of storage the clutch has seized.
>
> Dirk has towed it aggressively with clutch pedal depressed and in gear and
> we have run it up and down the hill the same way, but to no avail.
>
> It’s in the shop just now while we contemplate whether there are any
> shortcuts to lowering the engine enough to pull the transmission and clutch
> to get to the heart of the problem.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Hank Manwell
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