Mike and his rollback

Tom Wells
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Mike and his rollback

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Here's the picture:
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Some questions may occur to the casual reader, such as "Why is this man smiling?" "Why is his Cobra on a rollback?" "Could it possibly have anything to do with a 40-year-old hydraulic clutch cylinder?"

I'll let Mike chime in here (or Stefan - he was there too) to explain...
BlackSnake
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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Oh the humanity...or is that humility... :roll:

The 84-88 vintage slave cylinder would appear to be the most likely culprit for sure, but should be a relatively simple and inexpensive fix. The worst part was having to cut the ride short and call for a tow. :GR::

I'll post a few other pix tomorrow.

These cars look great even on a flatbed... ..]
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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Mike and Tom, I enjoyed every minute of my first cruise with you guys.
It was shorter than I expected ......
Here's for the next to come... One for all and all for one!
Stefan
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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I will have this fixed in a jiffy Stefan, then we can get out and break something else...😀
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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Sounds like a plan, Mike.
I'm in!
Stefan
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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Here's the offending device, which dates back to 1984 (got my money's worth)

New one is on the way, should be back up and running this weekend. ..]
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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Mike,

If you need to complain to them about reliability, here's their address: Girling Ltd, Redwither Road, Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham LL13 9RD

Tom
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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LOL...that would be funny just to see their reply. ~~(::
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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Such a tiny part for such a big problem. ~~(::
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Re: Mike and his rollback

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True enough Ken. Was just minding my own business shifting gears, then it went pop as I depressed the clutch and the pedal went soft...couldn't shift after that.
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