Hi all,
Sorry if this is long winded but thanks in advance for your thoughts/advice. I've been working on my truck and finally have it running pretty well. The engine was gunked up to the point you couldn't see the timing hole let alone the timing mark so I soaked it good with degreaser and hit it with the power washer. Bad mistake I think. After the cleanup my clutch didn't work (clutch not disengaging) and I think it was working before but not positive. I pulled the inspection cover and found that my pressure washing did a great job of soaking the mouse nest in the bell housing and the next engine start did a great job of packing it in the pressure plate. So, I blocked the clutch pedal against the seat with a 2x4, got the pressure washer back out and washed out the bell housing with the engine running. Everything looks pretty clean now but still no clutch. I don't have a helper so I crawled under the truck and scribed a line on the pressure plate housing at the back of the pressure plate then blocked the clutch pedal again and crawled back under the truck. The pressure plate didn't appear to move back any at all. I'm stumped. I think I'll try adjusting the clutch but don't want to damage anything worse than it is. Any ideas?
Many thanks,
Les