At 12:45 PM -0500 2/15/02, Jim Muller wrote:
>Randall offerd:
>> With the clutch pedal released, there should be no pressure in the system
>
>Well, that's what I would've thought. But I found consistently that the
>system was pressurized, that releasing the nut would let the pressure out
>(and I'd have to catch a drop or two of brake fluif with a rag as it drooled
>down the master cylinder).
>
>> (and the valve I mentioned before is what releases any pressure
>>after the MC has
>> returned all the way).
>
>I don' know nuthin' 'bout no release valve. Perhaps the TR MC is different
>but the interior of the MC on the "little Triumphs" seems to have only one-
>way-incoming valves. Though I've rebuilt a few since then, I confess I've
>never thought about it more closely since that episode, and that was a
>decade ago at least.
I had a similar problem with Casper and with the lists advice I
replaced the flex hose, it seems the hose has a tendency to collapse
after time and form a sort of one way valve, not sure if this is
correct for your car but it sure helped Casper, BTW I opted for the
stainless steel covered hose vs rubber.
Good Luck
--
Bill Pugh
1957 TR-3
aka Casper
TS16765L
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