Philip,
Talk to Joe at:
>Sierra Specialty Automotive (Joe)
>3494 Chandler Road
>Quincy, CA 95971
>1 800 4-BRASS-1
>1 800 427-2771
>530 283-4845 FAX
He does great work and is very reasonable too. I've had 6 or 7 done there.
Gerard
At 9:42 PM -0800 11/26/01, Philip S Jones 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!
>
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