Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 08:15:37 -0600charset="iso-8859-1"
I may be nuts but the thing I do every fall (and lately every spring) is pressure bleed my brake fluid from the Sprite. Since I store the car over our Chicago winters and only drive it in the summer
A friend of mine who vintage races a Sprite does the same thing at the end of a season. I think this is a commeon practice amoung racers, but it is probably a good practice with these particular cars
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 14:15:40 -0500charset="Windows-1252"
Yea, but it's one of those jobs he figured out how to do "easily" and don't you know I'd bet he NEVER has brake problems. It's like the compulsive house cleaner, they may be compulsive but they DO ha
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 15:08:11 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
You make good points, and it's funny how these things vary between cars. I'd bet a lot of it has to do with how they're stored, and in what part of the country. I'm just getting ready to sell a TF15
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 20:11:07 -0000charset="iso-8859-1"
ok - ok i'm guilty! rebuilt my bugeye back in 90-91. re-did evrything new lines and new seals new hoses. filled systen with silicone fluid and not 1 hydraulic problem since. all i do is take out and
Like chuck, I use silicone in the A40, I did loose brakes last weekend but only due to a leaky brake pressure switch. Not to start the silicone/DOT 4 thread again but I find the stuff great. It bleed
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 21:10:04 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Trying to boost my confidence, are you? :) Robert D. --Original Message-- From Frank Clarici <spritenut at Exit109.com> To: Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net> Cc: George Procyshyn <geopro@cyberd
OK, I'm confused... The last time I replaced a master cylinder in my original Bugeye (late 70's), I used silicone fluid and never had any problems. Even sixteen+ years later when I took the system ap
Not with me. Aside from aeration any water vapour introduced into the system (which over time it will) remains free water and under heavy braking can turn into steam - when you least want it to. I ha
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 05:59:51 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Not to beat a dead brake cylinder to death, but Im on a lil' Tbird list and there have been a spate of total hydraulic failures (remember single system on 55-57 birds) around 12 months after conversi
Larry This is EXACTLY what happened to me and my indonesian brake light switch last weekend. I have been using Lucas NOS or good used until I exhausted my supply and had to switch to 3rd world manufa
Silicone brake light pressure switch sold by; Ron Francis Wire Works 1800-292-1940 http://www.wire-works.com Part nuber SW-32 price $14 (but my catolog has a price increase slip stuck inside so it ma
<< Since I am about to do two complete brake and clutch systems, I'm wondering which way to go? I prefer silicone because of it's non-corrosive nature, but is there still some question as to whether
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:58:19 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
I use silicone fluid in my Midget and Healey BJ8 for the reason that I'm one of those people who think the probabilities are exactly the opposite. In over 10 years of using silicone, I have never ex
But if you had roundabouts in the USA would you approach them at over a 100mph leaving your braking as late as possible? Daniel1312 << Daniel You have to remember that we don't all drive the way you
....But if you had roundabouts in the USA would you approach them at over a 100mph leaving your braking as late as possible? Daniel1312 Frank - Obviously, Daniel has never been 'round the Manasquan C