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Re: The Little Clutch That Went "BANG!"....

To: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>, "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: The Little Clutch That Went "BANG!"....
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:23:43 -0800 reply-type=original
References: <43840a7e0601161520p195161fak4140f165e0100a97@mail.gmail.com>
That clutch looks more like a symptom than the root of the cause.  Looks 
like the engine was stalled, and the car was being push started, clutch was 
"popped" at too high of a speed in too low of a gear, or the result of a 
missed 3-4 shift going into 2nd instead, at 50-60 mph.
David Riker
davriker@digitalpath.net
http://community.webshots.com/user/fool4mg

----- Original Message ----- 
From "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman at gmail.com>
To: "midget-sprite" <midgetsprites@yahoogroups.com>; "Spridgets" 
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:20 PM
Subject: The Little Clutch That Went "BANG!"....


> Had enough time to snap a quick pix of the damaged clutch plate
> for the midget.  I have never seen one so badly exploded....




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