>i replaced both clutch &brake cylinders on my 66 midget with unit from 72,
had to do a bit of sheetmetal work on firewall but other than that it was
pretty straightforward. biggest problem now is pedals are a bit further to
the left making it difficult to get my foot in a comfortable position :)
>jack 66 mkII midget & 84 vette
-----Original Message-----
From: Randell Jesup <Randell.Jesup@scala.com>
To: Jason Urban <jurban@pond.com>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 08, 1998 2:08 AM
Subject: Re: Brakes and MC's
>Jason Urban <jurban@pond.com> writes:
>>1) The clutch line _still_ is not done. What are the ends of the solid
>>steel lines called?? Double, ISO, "just cut"??? I'd like to get a tool
>>and fittings to do my own pipes.
>
> Same as the brake lines; normal British lines (different than
>normal US lines). I forget the details; make sure you use the correct
>type. You can order flaring tools from the standard brit parts places,
>or pre-made lines.
>
>>2) Are there any upgrades to the Master Cylinder?? Right now it's the
>>original for the '65, but since it's beginning to leak, I'd like to
upgrade
>>a bit. Will I also have to replace the slaves on the clutch and brakes??
>
> If you know what you're doing, you can go to race-type hardware
>(get a Pegasus catalog); or replace the system with the later dual-circuit
>brake and separate clutch - but you'll have to do all the lines and add a
>failure switch. Slaves and brakes are the same I think.
>
>>4) In the fall when I finally fired up the engine after the rebuild, but
>>before the Crane, the engine had a tendency to rev up high. Because of
>>this, I would have to shut it down before it got too high and couldn't get
a
>>good idle. Any ideas, even broad ideas, as to what could be causing
this??
>>The carbs also were set back to "default" settings before starting.
>
> Something was holding the butterflies open. Make sure the idle
>screws are barely cracking them, and that the linkage isn't holding one
>open. Also, if it has the pop-off overrun valves in the butterflies, make
>sure they're not stuck open.
>
>--
>Randell Jesup, Scala US R&D, Ex-Commodore-Amiga Engineer class of '94
>Randell.Jesup@scala.com
>#include <std/disclaimer>
>Exon food: <offensive words no longer censored - thank you ACLU, EFF, etc>
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