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The clutch mystery is solved. A friend dropped by with his pal who just happens to be a whiz kid with the Japanese import race cars here. He took a look at the car and fixed it in a few minutes. He related that hydraulic clutches have air bubbles that stick in the lines. As I pumped the fluid through the lines, he tapped on the lines and sure enough bubbles that hadn't come out during normal bleeding exited the bleed screw (I guess that the tapping on the lines released the bubbles). Prior to this, I had pumped a large bottle of hydraulic fluid through the lines in attempt to clear the bubbles, completely replacing all fluid without getting all of the air out. During this time, the line ejected bubbles and eventually came out clear. I guess that he was right, more bubbles eventually came out and the clutch now works.

Thanks to all that offered help!
Last edited by 4nford
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