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Old 19-03-2006, 06:23 PM
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Default Whoops, melted the clutch cable

forgot to cable tie it away from the manifold

i rescued it, but now the clutch doesnt engage as nice, i've deffo cooked the cable and itll probably snap in a few days

oh well, better get it back into the garage then
Old 19-03-2006, 06:30 PM
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fix it before it snaps and you break that bracket at the top of the clutch pedal like I did

That was a bitch of a job
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mine melted last year at the ring.

all the plastic melted off and then the wire just curled up because there was no plastic sheath to stop it.

i had no heat sheild on so this is just one of the things can happen.
Old 19-03-2006, 06:31 PM
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if i ever break the quadrant on the pedal, i'm selling the car
Old 19-03-2006, 06:37 PM
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i had no heat sheild on so this is just one of the things can happen.
...boiled brake fluid is another
Old 19-03-2006, 06:49 PM
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aye jim sell the fucking thing,just done mine will never do it again
Old 19-03-2006, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Billabong
i had no heat sheild on so this is just one of the things can happen.
...boiled brake fluid is another

not to mention heat damage to the paint on the bonnet












btw my manifold melted my carbon heat sheild,,,,,,,,, so that was a good investment for me
Old 20-03-2006, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Billabong
i had no heat sheild on so this is just one of the things can happen.
...boiled brake fluid is another
And the ABS pump not working...



(I take it there is one on Jim's?
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i dont have a turbocharger there

i DO have a heatshield around my ABS tho

the clutch cable was resting on the manifold tho, hence the burning
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Originally Posted by St3V3_C
Originally Posted by Billabong
i had no heat sheild on so this is just one of the things can happen.
...boiled brake fluid is another
And the ABS pump not working...



(I take it there is one on Jim's?
And a burnt wiring loom is another (on a Cossie that is)
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