re: bought GTV6 and need advice

["Sedon, Doug (OD)" <sedond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>"...Dreams have come true for me today, 
>I found and purchased a 1984 GTV6 today
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congrats!!!

>I have NO clutch pedal feel at all, and what looks to be massive amounts of
>brake fluid on the transaxle housing.The clutch master cylinder is dry as a
>bone,so I'm suspecting A:bad clutch master/slave cylinder or B:busted hose
>somewhere.Brakes are fine,so it must be the clutch.Any one out there got any
>ideas/advice/hankerchiefs to cry into?
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pour some fluid into the clutch m/c, start pumping, and start looking for leaks
- - at the t/a housing, since there seems to be so much fluid here.

>     I have been lusting after a GTV6 for a long time now,and now that I've
>got it I hope it is or will be as reliable as my beloved Alfie (87 Milano gold
>sedan) has been.
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my car has had 60k mi put on it in 3.5 years, and it's been wery reliable - no
abs stuff to go wrong, like on my milano werde.  tip:  lubricate the
fuses/holders, and bend the holders to apply more tension on the fuses - i had
intermittent electrical failures for the 1st 6 months i owned the car - until i
did this!

>There is very little rust on the car, some in the right upper
>rear side of the engine compartment, and the left fender.The fender is ok and
>none of it appears to be structural rust.  
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czech out the sheetmetal at the inner front fenders at the upper control arm
attachment point - this IS structural here...

>I'd like some advice from GTV6 owners as to the peculiarities of the model
versus a Milano, etc.What >should I look for?
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these models are so similar mechanically, it's only the electrical things (like
the milano abs, and dash computer) that are really different, besides the
appearance.  common wisdom is that the milanos have better build quality, but i
have not found that to be true.  w/the exception of problematic abs on my
milano, both of these cars have been equally trouble-free.


good luck,

doug s

'78 ducati darmah
'86 gtwe6
'88 milano werde
'91 164L, a/t - soon to be repaired & sold, or parted-out
	(net result - a 3.0 for the gtwe6!)
'92 164L
'95 buell s2 w/white lightning top-end

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