The clutch discussed in my previous post re my 94 Escort 5 speed clutch slipping was behaving pretty normally on a long trip down I95 yesterday, and in a bunch of in town stop and go. Only a very slight slippage in 5th once or twice at high speed when I laid into the throttle and RPMs.
Could my earlier problem have been a temporary glazing of the clutch surface, most likely inflicted by the "valet" who parked it just before I noticed it the other day?
At any rate, it will be about 600 bucks to replace. Will keep on driving it till it really needs it I guess. I suspect I will be given adequate warning the way it is currently behaving. And I wondt be handing it over to any "valets"!