Andy - Your symptoms indicate the clutch line or you need to bleed your clutch. You can try bleeding it first and if that doesn't work, go ahead an replace the hose. Mike Griese -----Original Message----- From: Soma576@xxxx [mailto:Soma576@xxxx] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 8:18 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] plastic clutch line syndrome? hey all, today it was SUPER hot and sticky out here in Fargo, ND. it was around 95 degrees and very humid. anyway, i went out to lunch at work around 2pm and my transmission suddenly started to grind gears now and then. sometimes it was hard to get out of 1st or 2nd gear.