Miata Mailing List: October 1999, Message #8

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>>FWIW I wouldn't try it in my Miata.
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>it's not that big a deal.  when i broke the clutch cable (froze to the side
>of the tube at -40 degrees) in my 74 vw bus i drove from blue river to
>prince rupert (660 miles) without a clutch... for that matter, the heater
>had quit working too.

No it's not a big deal but it is a royal pain in heavy traffic.
You mean you had a '74 VW that actually had heat?! My '73 Bug
never had heat. :)

>when the clutch slave packed it in on the miata i drove around town for
>three days clutchless before i had a chance to replace it.

I wouldn't do it unless I had to but it's not tough to do.

Steve Bernard
Red '99 Miata - Sport Package (B-Stock)

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