Hi all!! Haven't posted on here for a while. Glad to see everything's still happening here! Anyways, It seems my clutch on my
1997 Z28 (350 LT1, stock) is starting to go. BUT, the clutch pedal is getting 'sticky', like the spring is not as 'springy' as before. The pedal started doing this before the clutch started to slip. I think the clutch is pretty much stock, but it was replaced ( I was told this by the dealer), when I bought the car (In February of 2000), so The clutch is roughly only 4 years old, and has about 75000 KM on it (about 47000 Miles). I mostly do city driving though. So, I'm assuming it must be the clutch plate? Could it be the clutch master cylinder or release cylinder? I have found that only the clutch parts (the kit includes pressure plate, bearing, etc. etc. and whatever else you need to replace the whole thing) is about $530 Canadian (about $400 US) at the local parts store. That is expensive!! Anyone know where you can buy cheap clutches (the cheaper the better) online, or anywhere? Also, is it for SURE the clutch plate, etc. or is it the clutch cylinder? Thanks!!Also, my water pump is starting to leak after about 2 1/2 years of having a NEW water pump installed by the LOSER GM dealer. I thought they were supposed to last a lot longer, but of course the warranty is only 1 year parts and labour. But, also, I flushed the cooling system, put all new coolant and water, and before that I put that aluminum stop-leak stuff in the cooling system, and it actually STOPPED the leak!! That is great, but I'm also getting the low coolant light come on when I'm doing stop and go driving in the city for about 30 - 45 minutes, but it never comes on during highway driving. There is no coolant leaking, as far as I can see, but I smell coolant, when it gets hot after about 30 minutes or so. Is there something more serious wrong? The engine is not overheating according to the temp. gauge, but the engine is extremely hot as I can feel the heat coming out of the hood, and when I open the hood, it's hotter than normal to the touch. Shold I just replace the water pump again? Oh, BTW, it had a NEW water Pump, NEW Thermostat, and NEW radiator cap, about 2 1/2 years ago. It also had too much water and not enough coolant in it for about 6 months or so, so maybe that wrecked the water pump or something else in the cooling system, maybe the low coolant sensor? Where is the low coolant sensor located anyways?
THANKS in advance for suggestions, and glad to be back.
Chris
97-Z28 - 6-Speed