This car had the slave cylinder of the hydraulic clutch system go out and Sara had it fixed at North Side Auto in Watertown, WI. She drove it and it conked out on her again, the clutch operating very close to the floor when you're moving, and not disengaging so you can't shift from neutral to anything while the engine is running.
I started it in 1st gear and drove it carefully from Edgerton to Watertown, timing the intersections and lights so I wouldn't have to go to neutral. I was able to drive right through Watertown this way and right through a mile of road construction at the north end of town, without stopping. I could have restarted, I am sure, but at a hassle to the other drivers around me. I fortuitously found North Side Auto and coasted to a stop right by their bay door. It was a Friday and the shop was closed, but we left her there and Sara came and picked me up. It was an appointment at the hospital there for Aaron to have his dressing changed on his leg anyway so everything worked out very well.
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