Could anyone with a 1600 xcross flow please provide me with the number on the bottom of there dip stick (strange request I know) normally 711m ---------.

I have a small doubt in my mind which needs to be put to right.

Thanks in advance

Mark

I'll check mine when I go out in a little while.

My car hasn't been moved in about 3 weeks - hardly an eternity - and when I went out yesterday, the clutch is refusing to operate. Pedal moves fine, but the clutch doesn't disengage

Tried all the usual tricks - starting it in gear with the pedal down - no dice.
Running it on axle stands for 20 mins with the pedal down - no dice.

It's been sitting over night with the pedal down. If this hasn't worked it'll be kangarooing up and down the street as a 2nd last resort. Failing that it's engine out time.

Anyway - I'll be out there shortly and will check the dipstick for you.

The number on the end of the dipstick is.

751M6750BA



And my clutch is still f***ing stuck

Sorry to hear about the clutch

Thanks for the info, do you have the 1600 711m block?

thanks again

mark

Yep

711M block - 1640cc.

I'm waiting till the street is quite tomorrow and I will take it for a kangaroo up the street in 1st gear.
That should surely do it.....

Zilspeed - make sure you try braking with the clutch pressed down fully - that often works if the kangarooing doesn't!

When it's freed, make a piece of wood to hold the clutch down when you aren't using the car - I have always found that once they stick, they keep on doing it.

That's how I knocked my bike through the shed door . It did free the clutch though.

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Originally posted by zilspeed
The number on the end of the dipstick is.

751M6750BA



And my clutch is still f***ing stuck

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May be worth a squirt of WD40 onto the clutch through bell housing , should burn off as soon as clutch is used. Try Marks advice safer than trying to free it off on the road, best of luck, Rusty.

Try this clutch release tool 1a
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Hey

That's like a hammer - - only Wee'err



Used to know a brickie that had a 14lb hammer with a 9 inch long shaft on it. The man was a monster.

I'm a bit feart about the 5000 rpm in top concept - it scares the Tom Kite out of me just thinking about it.

Drill a small hole in bell housing, get someone to press down the pedal and inset a screwdriver blade or similar object to prise the centre plate free of the flywheel.... hole ready for the next time it sticks........

Oh yeah.. number on dipstick.. 1980's 1600 xflow 751M6750BA...

whats it mean? anything special?

sorry to bang on...

It has a metal collar to stop it going all the way into the engine, from the metal collar down it measures:

collar to max :6.75 inches
collar to min :7.50 inches
collar to end :8.50 inches

this is a stock 711m engine and original stick ... all the best...

Thanks johnemms

The 1300 engine I have has that number on and the 1600 I have has CA instead of BA, I was originally thinking that the end two digits were the last two digits on the engine block. Thanks for clearing it up.

zilspeed
hows the clutch?

Mark.

[Edited on 6/9/04 by Markp]

Clutch freeing technique involved axle stands, 2nd gear, full throttle and brake application. So that's all three pedals in various doses.

It works now though :-)
Sounded sweet with the webers wide open in a stationary vehicle. The neighbours are verrry impressed...