White Post Restorations in White Post, Va.
Dan Dwelley
--- Philip S Jones <philip.s.jones@home.com> wrote:
> Greetings happy spridget owners. (Owners of happy
> spridgets? Perhaps . . .).
> As usual, I appeal to the wisdom of the collected
> masses.
>
> I recall seeing mentioned (at least one) preferred
> vendor for re-sleeving
> and/or re-building brake master cylinders. I also
> recall seeing several
> "don't do this!" messages as well. I've failed in
> searching the archives for
> the vendor names; can anyone help me out with the
> name of a preferred vendor?
>
> Secondly, said leaking master cylinder has resulted
> in paint loosening and
> bubbling on the sheet metal around/under the
> mounting bracket. Any particular
> suggestions for surface prep prior to attempted
> repair? I was thinking of
> simply cleaning the area with wire brushing and
> alcohol; and then brushing
> paint on (of the correct color). It's only the area
> underneath where the
> master cylinder mounts, so I'm not exceptionally
> concerned about cosmetics.
>
> As for overall status, I'm still struggling away
> with tracking down
> miscellaneous electrical faults and other niggling
> problems. After I get the
> basic systems functional, then I'll try to adjust
> the distributor timing to be
> somewhere in the correct neighborhood, add petrol,
> and try to start it up.
> Won't *that* be a red letter day. Actually, that
> will be just another day -
> it'll be special on that day that it runs! Lots of
> little mysteries to be
> solved before that takes place.
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance!
=====
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
64 Sprite (Rotary Project)
Alexandria, Va.
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