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Originally Posted by deanp
I've been waiting to see if anyone was going to answer you. We haven't had the clutch in ours act like that, but it has slipped a little after repeated usage on on hill backed up to a traffic light. Could smell it a little, but that has only happened once that I know of. Any odd smells or did the pedal just go away?
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No problem with the pedal, it acted normally. To tell the absolute truth, after sitting in traffic going uphill for 45 minutes at less than idle speed, I had to use the clutch a lot. I tried to sit in place for a moment and let a gap appear to the car ahead. Of course the a$$ bite behind me couldn't grasp the concept (so many of these dumb shhits on the road these days that it's not even fun to drive anymore).
When I passed the incident (which was a motorhome that literally burned to the ground), I nailed it. I was ready to hit triple digits just air my mind out. I hit 3rd, didn't really wind it out, maybe 5K, then 4th. As I put the foot down I heard the motor start to rev. I lifted and hit the gas again with the same results. I probably let it slip less than a half second each time. At that point I said, "We've lost the clutch."
So, I moved to get off the freeway and let the car rest as I mentioned. It went to work with the wife 2 days now and she reports that everything is normal to her feel. And, she is the daily driver of the thing. I may have dodged a bullet.