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1. Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: BarrMark262@aol.com; Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 23:53:17 EDT; Hi List: Over the years, we all develop simple solutions for certain jobs we need to do with our LBC's. (Little British Cars is only one definition.) The information below is given humbly and without; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00124.html (8,415 bytes)
2. Re: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>; Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 08:22:30 -0400; Hi Dennis, Thanks, I was wondering how to do this very thing. Do I need to flush the old pipes with something when changing from DOT 4 to DOT 5? Don /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00130.html (9,101 bytes)
3. Re: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:01:09 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - You should flush with alcohol, then blow compressed air through the lines. Then fill with new fluid. Of course, there is always the question of WHY would you want to go to DOT; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00133.html (8,525 bytes)
4. Re: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 15:46:50 -0400; NOT a good idea. If you are lucky, the spot that has JUST about rusted through will show as a very small dimple or rusty spot after you have polished the line. If you aren't lucky, you won't have any; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00141.html (8,427 bytes)
5. RE: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: Chuck Renner <crenner@dynalivery.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:42:46 -0500; Perhaps more to the point, it's not actually DOT 5. There is no DOT spec number 5. /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00148.html (7,765 bytes)
6. RE: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: "Jay Call" <jaycall@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 17:50:00 -0700; Thanks for the tip. I am at that point in the restoration of my '48 TC, and I've decided to take your advice and restore the old ones, rather than replacing them. Hope others with experience and hin; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00156.html (8,019 bytes)
7. Re: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 22:03:23 -0700; You're going to use 55-year-old brake lines? -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're near Mountain View, CA, it's the primer red one with chrome wires /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcoo; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00161.html (8,311 bytes)
8. Re: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:17:53 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I'm curious as to why you think that. Please go to the NHTSA web site for brake fluid testing procedures. <A HREF="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/procedures/TP-11; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00165.html (8,337 bytes)
9. RE: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: Chuck Renner <crenner@dynalivery.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:10:37 -0500; Oops. Allen has proven me wrong. There is a DOT 5 spec. I know I had read something about it having simply been used by companies as a marketing tool. Perhaps this was in the early days of silicone; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00172.html (8,169 bytes)
10. RE: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: "Jay Call" <jaycall@attbi.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:29:06 -0700; Yep, along with 55-year-old fuel lines, hubs, rear-end, steering, transmission, engine, etc., to go with my 57-year-old body -- all carefully inspected, of course -- including the body. Actually, no; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00176.html (8,451 bytes)
11. Re: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:32:31 EDT; - - - - - - - - - - - There is also a relatively new brake fluid called DOT 5.1, which is glycol based, not silicone. It is basically a higher temp DOT 4. I didn't see any "official" DOT 5.1 specs. s; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00179.html (8,481 bytes)
12. Re: Restoring old brake lines (score: 1): Author: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 01:01:25 -0400; When I moved to Colorado 5 years ago I had DOT5 in my roadster, I soon discovered that I could not get dot 5 anywhere. Napa stocked a pint or two at $15, when faced with a $60 bill for a flush and th; /html/mgs/2003-06/msg00189.html (9,386 bytes)

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