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Not likely vapor lock, 95 is not all that hot and your at Sea level. Vapor lock is more prevalent at high altitudes AND hot. At Alt vapor pressure drops. If you go the route of an electric fuel pump don't mount it in the engine compartment, mount it as close to the bottom of the tank as possible -- ...

Wow ! That's a mighty impressive failure, ground to dust.

Well I'll be taking a good but used disk with me on the
next trip rather than sitting in the spares pool -- darn
good suggestion.

I don't want to belabor the point but you are missing the point. Observation if possible -- is more information. If you see debris or suspicious looking issues at the edge of the clutch then you know with 100% confidence that's the baby. If you don't and the slave removed also did not resolve the is...

Hmm, interesting. I have a 710 and a 712, both have an opening at least 7mm in diameter
at the bottom of the Bell housing. You could also try sticking a borescope into the slave
cylinder hole.

Pull the slave cylinder and inspect that first.
Considerably easier if that's the problem.

You could also get a boreoscope in the bottom hole
of the Bell housing and should be able to see the
edge of clutch and perhaps some telltale signs.

Almost sounds like the slave is hung up holding the clutch open. But then your peddle feels normal. If the hydraulics fail it's typically going to be a clutch engaged. You probably would have know it if the pressure plate failed. I guess one thing to try would be to loosen the slave from the bell an...

Back when I was looking into traction boards, the ones I would have bought were as Vince pointed out -- Maxtrax or Tred-Pro's. I ended up going with Waffle boards about the same cost but also can Bridge, as well as Traction, and useful as a makeshift table. They are heavy, and no easy place to mount...

Bad switch. Like the BRAKE switch the two terminals are isolated from ground. The BRAKE switch supplies power and is not a grounding switch, the reverse switch is the same but mechanically actuated. The plunger may be too long causing your switch to misbehave? There are two switches both Bosch, one ...

Yes, you have to put the Permatex on a wee bit on the tick side, let it set up some before installing the jug. The problem with Permatex is the viscosity is a bit too low, somewhat runny, but it's OK. An alternative is Hylomar AF (advanced formula). I've been using that recently, higher viscosity, o...

Dah !! Tricked by that 1/2 pint Pinzgauer again

Same deal though, just half the fun to rebuild.

I almost forgot, you will probably find a fair amount
of dried Permatex Aviation #3 at the jug block seam.
That will need to be cleaned and refreshed.

If the Exhaust valve seat receded you may not hold compression. Possibly absorbed all the clearance at the rocker thus being held open. Since you already pulled #1, I suggest you check the gap for the other 3 and see if they are tight -- might be a clue. As far as the head to jug seal goes, the best...

When you say "it'll turn as long as the starter is turning" do you mean there is some ignition but insufficient to run on it's own? Might want to check the condition of the points and condenser and check to see if the distributor got rotated -- not likely. But if your getting some ignition but not s...

Hmmmm, Me thinks the bad guy knew too much ??

Like the Battery switch behind the seat, have to know about that or your going
nowhere. Makes you think that dude has some working knowledge of a Pinz.

It's not like "Hey won't start, let me see if there's a battery switch somewhere".

Jerry cans are among the best to store fuel -- good point. But the fuel will still degrade. Phase separation can occur especially if the stored fuel is subjected to elevated temperature. If you store in a cool place, filled to the max, you are far better off. But after one year expect 91 Octane to d...

Irrespective of Ethanol free or not, fuel is highly volatile with components with a large range of vapor pressure. Fuel will degrade through evaporation with the higher volatiles boiling off first, then some bonding can occur creating a gum .... So treat but rotate !! Rotate your stock so nothing is...