To answer my own point #2
I just found a significant amount of water condensation on the underside of the fluid reservoir cap. Also the reservoir tank showed signs of a small leak indicating cap not sealed or tightened maybe.
The fluid is nasty and dark so will get that flushed out and bled through with some fresh fluid ASAP. Fingers-crossed this may resolve the clutch issues.
Also attached a couple of pics of Uh-0o in her new home
