clutch woes 5kcstq

[Barry Babcock]

Hi all-
The good news is that my 5000 is sloooowly becoming the reliable 
commuter I would like it to be.  I got the cigarette lighters working 
last weekend, so I can plug in my V1, so I can avoid supporting the 
local economy with speeding ticket revenue, so I have money left to buy 
more parts to keep this car on the road.  It's the circle of life.

But now it has got a clutch problem.  On my way home from work I stopped 
briefly at a convenience store and returned to find my clutch pedal was 
stuck on the floor.  I was able to wedge my shoe under it an pull it 
back into place, but now the pedal doesn't always return to the fully 
released position when shifting gears.  In fact sometimes it won't even 
come up far enough to let the next gear to engage.  The fluid reservoir 
is full, and I'm not seeing any leaks.  I can pull up the pedal with my 
foot and that will get the clutch to engage, but I don't know how long 
that trick will continue to work.

Do I have a bad master cylinder?  What's the '411' on this issue?

Thanks mucho!
-Barry