Tick has the speed bleeders. I used one on my Spec 3 clutch install on my SS this summer. Had my clutch bled in 5 minutes, no joke.

 

This is off topic, but with all the bad fluid/difficulty bleeding issues I've read about, and some I've heard personally, why on earth did engineers go to hydraulics for clutches when a simple linkage is pretty much bulletproof??? If it wasn't broke, why did they "fix" it????

 

On a production line environment, it is easier to connect and bleed a hose that to bolt in the brackets and connect and adjust a linkage.
Also why power windows and door locks are standard in most cars now. Wires connect more easily than pull ***** and cranks.

 

ok, i've got my questions answered... if you want to turn this into "production" and "planned obsolescence" thread, have at it... thanks to everyone who replied.

 

Similar thing happened to me. I left my car in the driveway for a few weeks during to cold rainy weather. Went to start it and the engine slightly spun over and shook. Just got the engine out today and number 7 rod is broken with a good size chip in the block where the oil passage is. Had to of been the a leaky windshield cowl and intake manifold gasket.

 

Makes sense. Same reason for the spring loaded hose clamps, which work great until they lose some "spring", lol