That may be part of the reason but on most of them there is a little
magnet attached to the bottom to activate the low brake fluid warning
light switch.
Regards,
Peter Samaroo.
>From: Peter <nosimport@mailbag.com>
>FWIW we see many Japanese master cylinders with a disc (looks like a
>tiddly-wink) floating in the reservoir..... maybe to keep the surface
of
>the fluid from contacting air? Dunno... just a thought.
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>At 12:34 PM 7/8/98 -0300, you wrote:
>>Thanks Peter.
>>
>>I, too, have used the Saran Wrap (actually a cheap knock-off) trick
while
>>the car is stored - I found that my clutch would need to be bled if
the car
>>sat for extended periods and this has postponed the inevitable.
However,
>>the couple of times that I drove it with the Saran still in place it
ended
>>up with a hole in it - perhaps I should try a higher quality plastic
wrap?
>>How about a rubber ballon? I'm sure someone will suggest that a
condom
>>would be appropriate introduction to this diaphram question ;-). (I
seem
>>to recall making a barometer or something many years ago in Scouts
that used
>>a balloon and it acted like a diaphram and had lots of 'give' to it.)
>>
>>What's the List feel about whether a diaphram of some sort would
really
>>benefit the brake/clutch system? I hesistate to mess with such an
important
>>aspect of safety myself - anyone "been there, done that"???
>>
>>Thanks for your input,
>>Geoff
>>gmuttart@mtdc.ns.ca
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