Larry,
The most likely place to look for missing brake fluid is your floorboard
under the pedals. The fluid will sometimes drip down the back of the padal
and disapear into the carpet. Feel the carpet and examine you fingers for
that telltale residue. Also check under the carpet and run your finger down
the back edges of each pedal. Sometimes you can have a bleededor a fitting
that drips but doesn't drip on the tire.
I recently brass sleeved the MC for my Morris and have been very happy with
the results. The front (converted to discs) and rear brakes are identical
to the Spridget. There's a guy in Northern Ca. that does a super job. He
does wheel cylinders too.
Gerard
At 7:14 AM -0500 2/25/01, Larry Cogan wrote:
>I have not posted for awhile because I have been messing with a MGA
>and the MGTC. And, there was nothing wrong with the Midget! Last
>week I decided to take it out for its monthly MOC. Brake pedal goes
>nearly to the floor and the brake warning light comes on. (70 Midget)
>(It appears that one brake circuit is working) A quick check
>confirmed that the MC was low and I topped it off. Another quick
>check showed dry tires at all four corners, i.e. no obvious leaks at
>wheel cylinders. The area around and under the MC was also dry??? I
>was not able to pump up any pressure on the pedal. It continues to go
>nearly to the floor with no resistance. The MC has not lost any of
>the fluid that I replaced last week. This leads me to the obvious
>conclusion that either someone broke into the garage and stole my
>brake fluid or there is an internal failure in the MC. I have not
>gone off bleeding wheel cylinders yet. I guess I need to do that
>before I send $150 to Mother Moss.
>
>Very strange, Larry
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