Hello List-
My name is Adam and am new to the list. I own a crome bumper '74
Midget (yes another round fendered 1275 cc), which at the time is
hibernating in California while I attend school in New Orleans. He has
been my baby for 5 years now, and have been slowly resotring him little
by little over the years, while still operating him. Except when he was
completely stripped for about a year while he got a brand new blue base
coat/clear coat. Now he looks great, but still has a few quirks.
One big problem is that when I took off the dash for painting, I was
stupid and did not label any of the wires. Now when I hit the brakes,
the right rear turn signal goes on and the left brake goes on. I am
sure y'all are fimmiliar with the elctrical quirks. I have tried
looking at the wiring diagram, but this is not helping. Does anyone out
there know or have something that says which wires goe where?
The other thing that is giving me large problems, and they have the
entire time of ownership, are the brakes. When other people feel the
brakes, they think they don't work, but they do you just have to know to
pump them about 5-6 times beofer any kind of poressure is felt. FOr
this problem I have rebuilt the rear wheel cylinder, then replaced them,
then replaced the master cylinder, then checked all the lines, and
replaced the rubber lines, and still the problem is there. There are no
vissible leaks and yet they are still very soft. When I bleed the
brakes, they come out clear, NO BUBBLES AT ALL! My newest theory is
that maybe the rebuilt master cylinder I bought is faulty, and that when
the brakes are depressed the rubber gaskets give and fluid passses by.
But, I took the rebuilt cylinder apart, and every thing looked
adequate. I am waiting untill I go back to CA in May, before I plop
down the $200 or so for a new master cylinder. Does anybody know what
else could be going on here? The brake warning light does not work when
I depress it, but it did, before the wiring was tampered with by me.
And the warning switch is not leaking, at least not vissibly. But I
read somewhere that maybe the seals on the inside of it have gone bad.
Is this a possibility and is it worth a R&R?
Any insight on either matter is appreciated and I looking forward to
being part of the list.
ADAM
'74 Midget
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