-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Vaught <CVaught@Hawaii.rr.com>
To: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: brakes
>i think so on the acceleration problem. i removed one fuel filter, adjusted
>the floats again, and raised the pressure to about 7.2 psig. i actually
>raised the rear float level and lowered the primary level a tad to help
with
>the engine dying on hard braking. i am going to bleed the brakes again and
>check into adjusting the rear brakes. i do not remember ever adjusting them
>but i reworked them long ago. i did replace all pads with spax pads and i
>turned everything when i rebuilt them. has anyone tried the auto bleed
>screws offered in high performance magazines?
>chris in hawaii
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
>To: Chris Vaught <CVaught@hawaii.rr.com>; tigers@autox.team.net
><tigers@autox.team.net>
>Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 10:15 AM
>Subject: Re: brakes
>
>
>>Chris,
>>
>>Steve Laifman just pointed out to me that the order I gave for bleeding
the
>>brakes is at variance with the Rootes Manual, which says to bleed the left
>>front caliper first. This seems illogical to me, so I presume this order
>>refers to right-hand drive cars. Also, since I have rear discs, I'd
>>forgotten that there is no bleed valve on the right rear drum cylinder.
>>
>>BTW, did you ever resolve the loss-of-power-over-five-grand problem?
>>
>>TTFN,
>>
>>Bob
>>
>
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