Thanks for the commercial message Eric :)
BTW, your mention of corrosion prompts me to say that I _highly_
recommend getting some rubber or plastic caps to put on your
bleeder screws. Many new cars now come with these. They keep
junk from getting down into the bleeder's vent hole and causing
not so nice stuff to happen (except in California). This applies
to all bleeders, but IMHO especially to Speedbleeders.
Bruce Wentzel Green Dot Racing, Inc. Road Race & Solo II rentals
BSP 71 Corvette LS6 - the original Greendot; RX-7's; 83 ITA, 84
ITS, 86 ITS
One person brake bleeding with Speed Bleeders, racer price $5.20
ea.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Linnhoff <eric10mm@qni.com>
To: autocross list <autox@autox.team.net>
Cc: neon list <neon@iastate.edu>
Date: Saturday, April 03, 1999 11:07 PM
Subject: Neon brake bleeding
>Hey all.
>
>I installed the SpeedBleeders that I bought from Bruce Wentzel
at Green Dot
>Racing in my Neon today.
>
>GREAT STUFF Bruce!!!!
>
>All went well and the brakes feel much better than before. I
used STP DOT 3
>(silver label) super heavy duty stuff, cuz that's all that was
available
>when I was shopping today. Dry boiling point over 500 degrees
and wet
>boiling point over 284 degrees and best of all, $4 for 32 oz
which was more
>than enough to flush the entire system with fluid to spare. It
was either
>the STP stuff, Castrol LMA or one of many generic types of fluid
that didn't
>look too awe inspiring.
>
>Only one problem reared it's ugly head and that was in the form
of corrosion
>on the factory bleed screws that I removed from the passenger
side of the
>car. The front passenger side bleed screw had slight surface
corrosion on
>the entire surface of the screw that is exposed to the in-line
fluid and the
>rear passenger screw was almost as bad. Curiously though the
drivers side
>bleed screws didn't show the slightest sign of this same
corrosion. Since
>the Neons have a diagonally split brake proportioning circuit
(RF & LR on
>one circuit and LF & RR on the other circuit) this is even more
curious.
>
>The brake system was as the factory assembled it and has never
been touched
>before today. Apparently the factory allowed some moisture to
get into the
>system and start the corrosion which over the course of 13,000
miles has
>reduced it's effective braking ability.
>
>Oh well, hopefully the fresh fluid and the continued maintenance
of the
>system will prevent this type of corrosion from becoming a
problem in the
>future.
>
>Oh yeah, best of all the pedal is once again very firm and the
brakes are at
>least as good as the day I first picked up the car, if not
better!!!
>
>See you on course.
>
>Eric Linnhoff in KC
>#69DS TLS #13
>'98 Neon R/T
><eric10mm@qni.com>
>
>You jump in front of my car When you know all the time
>That 90 miles an hour Girl Is the speed I drive
>You tell me it's all right You don't mind a little pain
>You say you just want me to take you for a drive
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