My 1983 Jaguar XJ6 has a low fluid switch in the cap. Unfortunately, I
don't know if it would fit in the top of any other type of master
cylinder.
Jeff McNeal wrote:
>
> Thanks for your follow-up. I've decided that I must and shall have a low
> brake level warning system on my '67 Spitfire. My understanding is that
> many Japanese and perhaps German cars have these float/switch sensors
> attached to the cap to the reservoir. Ideally, I'd like to find either a
> cap that will fit my existing Girling reservoir with a switch that is the
> right size (the impossible dream?) or at least find a switch of the right
> depth that can be removed from the OEM cap and reinstalled in my Girling
> cap.
>
> If anyone beats me to figuring out which year/model automobile would be
> suitable for donor services, by all means, please post it to the list!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Aribert_Neumann@magna.on.ca>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:13 PM
> Subject: Fluid level switch in master cylinder - sensor possibilities
>
> >
> >
> >
> > I recently had the opportunity to look at a European version (vehicle
> assembled
> > in England by an Isuzu/GM joint venture, Opal/Vauxhall badged) of an Isuzu
> > vehicle. The European version had a float and switch in the M/C and did
> not
> > have a "proportioning valve" as found on US spec'ed vehicles. Looking
> closer at
> > the M/C reservoir on a US version all the features required for locating
> the
> > float & switch were in the reservoir All that was needed was a float and
> the
> > reservoir tapped for the level switch. I do not know if this feature is
> common
> > for all Euro countries or was a unique legal requirement for a specific
> country.
> > Leading up to the LBC content: assuming that the use of a level indicator
> is
> > common on vehicles sold in Europe in the past decade then maybe some of
> our
> > listers on the other side of the pond can speculate as to which master
> cylinder
> > reservoirs might be a good candidate for switch and float parts as
> mentioned
> > below.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> > Subject: Re: Dual master cylinder
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Maybe that's because you enjoy the safety net of a dual reservoir braking
> > system. The level warning switch would be a marvelous safety device for
> > those of us with '67 and earlier Spitfires. I dare say it could make the
> > difference between business as usual and catastrophe. I think that I'm
> > going to pursue this and if I can come up with something viable, I'll
> share
> > it with the list. I would think that rigging a switch to the M/C that
> warns
> > you of a dangerously low fluid level should be fairly inexpensive and not
> > too difficult. The most time consuming aspect of the whole thing is going
> > to be finding the sensor itself.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
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George Richardson
Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559LT -
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
Griffin - '71 Triumph Stag - undergoing restoration
Kitty - '83 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas - Daily Driver
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