My guess is the dreaded PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH !!!!!
Check the position of the valve .
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Graziano [mailto:mgrazian@ltcm.com]
Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 9:48 AM
To: 'Kurt Strassner'; 'spitfires@autox.team.net'
Subject: RE: Bleeding Breaks
Just a guess, but could you have put a crimp in the brake lines when you
worked on the rear suspension and drivetrain?
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Strassner [mailto:Kurt.Strassner@trcinc.com]
Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 10:19 AM
To: 'spitfires@autox.team.net'
Subject: Bleeding Breaks
Hello All.
I'm currently attempting to bleed my break system. ('75 Spit, Tandem
M/C) After spending the last two nights, 4 hours each, pressing the break
pedal over and over, I'm willing to acknowledge I need help. Here is my
situtation...
When I attempt to bleed the rear wheels (starting with the furthest
wheel from the M/C), I get nothing but air from both wheels, and the fluid
level in the M/C plastic bottle never gets any lower. I *can*, however,
bleed the front two wheels with no problem.
What would cause the front wheels to bleed, but not the rear ones?
I have rebuilt the break M/C (new seals and tipper valve) which did
not fix the problem.
The break system was working fine before I put the car up on jacks
to rebuild the rear suspension and rear drivetrain. If I introduced a small
hole in the rear break line somewhere, would it cause the symtoms above? If
so, how would I go about finding it.
Could the problem be with the M/C?
Thanks,
Kurt Strassner
'75 Red Spit
'77 Yellow Spit
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