To all:
I recently had a brake master cylinder go bad. It would leak all of the fluid
out in 24 hours. This started during a very busy time at work and since the
car (a '73 MGB) is my everyday driver, I had to nurse it along for about a
week and a half until I had time to tear into it.
Well, as you might guess, the fluid has ruined the paint all around the peddle
box and fire wall. This was all carefully redone about six years ago when I
had the engine out for a complete overhaul. What a disappointing mess it is
now.
I am thinking about a major freshing up of the B this Spring as I believe I
will have another car available then. If I am able to follow through with this
plan, I believe I will change over both the brake and clutch hydraulic systems
to silicone brake fluild, not just because of the higher boiling point and non
hydroscopic properties, but because another such mess won't undo all of my
efforts to keep a really nice looking engine bay for shows and just showing
off. Besides the high cost, I'd like to hear some comments from those of you
who use this stuff.
R. Johnson - Dallas
'73 MGB
'76 Midget
'79 Midget
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