Hi Chris,
I just got back from Europe so you may have gotten an answer already. I
used White Post Restorations. They make new pistons and sleeves. I've
had them in the Bugeye for a year a no problems. They also guarantee
their work. Cheaper than a new M/C. I had a one week turn around, I
put a mark on my M/C so I could check if I got the same one back and I
did. I learned about them through a friend's vintage racing business.
Check them out @:
www.whitepost.com
No financial interest..etc., etc........
Good luck,
Dave
59 :{)
59 MGA 1500
Chris King wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I took the Midget up to my nephews 2nd birthday party yesterday. It was
>a great ride up, though I got a little sunburnt. Then, thinks kinda
>started to fall apart, so to speak. As I pulled into my brother's
>driveway, I heard thunder! Uh-oh, gotta put the top up. I had fitted my
>Norristown top cover this morning, and removing it one of the snaps
>pulled out of the old vinyl. Oops. But the top was up and kept the
>interior dry.
>
>I took my brother, and then my mother out on a drive in the car. On one
>of the drives, the brake pedal pad slipped off the pedal. Oh, no, brake
>fluid leaking down the pedal! And this was a new M/C from Moss (I
>think).
>
>When time came to leave, it was raining again, so top was up and the
>wipers and lights on. I drove from Poughkeepsie to Newburgh (stopping in
>Beacon when it cleared to put the top back down). In Newburgh I needed
>to fill up. As I was pulling into the gas station, I noticed the tach
>had dropped to zero, but the engine was still running. Then noticed all
>the other electrical gauges weren't working either. Pulled in, filled
>up, and popped the bonnet. Sure enough, a fuse had blown, taking out the
>gauges, turn signals, wipers, and (as I found out later) brake lights.
>And I had no spare fuse. Stupid. I also noticed that all my air cleaner
>bolts were loose! Out with the wrench, tightened things up, and closed
>the bonnet.
>
>As it was 7:30, I figured that having all the running lights on was
>safer than having a working tach, I headed home. I had a working speedo
>and oil pressure gauge, and a full tank of gas, so if nothing else went
>wrong, I'd make it.
>
>The rest of the trip was uneventful. I took mostly highways back to
>minimize braking.
>
>So, I am in need of a new or resleeved master cylinder. Who remembers
>the company that resleeves these? I have my original M/C in my spares
>box which I attempted to disassemble, only to nick the bore trying to
>get the secondary piston out. And why don't these new ones last?
>
>But I must say, the number of smiles I got along the way made thw trip
>worth it. Including the guy at a stoplight who asked me about the car
>and mentioned the Porche 914 he's restoring. Classic! :)
>
>-=Chris
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