[csavaglio]

I got home and checked the pic. I wouldn't trust it if it got that low. The fluid went somewhere. There's nowhere for the fluid to go unless there's a leak somewhere. Typically, it's the slave that goes first and you'll see fluid where the pushrod comes out inside the rubber boot. You might see fluid behind the master cylinder if you crawl up under the dash and look at the firewall. Less likely, it could be the line itself or a loose fitting.

Either way, with the fluid looking that black, it's unlikely any of those components have ever been properly serviced. If it were my car, I'd send them off for rebuilding. Don't go to the parts store...the ones they sell are junk....cast cases instead of welded, poor quality and they don't fit right.

I had Jim rebuild the ones on my LT4 cars and my ZR-1. Amazing the difference even on my Z, which weren't leaking but had degraded in stroke and hydraulic power.

Oh, and the noise you're hearing is from the lightweight flywheel. The original, heavy, multipiece unit dampened the noise. In my current LT4, I have a heavy single piece flywheel and I get some grumbling from it when in neutral and when easing very gently from a stop.

Chris