[Healeys] Brake Fluid Reservoir Details (seriously concours)

[Michael Salter]

Many thanks to all who replied to my request.
As it would seem that the reservoir ot master cylinder pipe on my car has
at some stage been replaced, because other owners confirm that their
originals are indeed steel, it is very likely that the reservoir clamping
screw and nut have also been replaced.
I will go with replacing the pipe with steel and using a round head slot
screw and square nut.

Michael S


On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 4:38 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrick at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> IIRC, the concours guidelines is a living document with the expectation
> that changes/additions/corrections could be made as more information
> becomes available or additional original cars come to light.  Perhaps
> bringing this information to the committee's attention might be helpful.
>
> Rick
>
> "Madman in a death machine"
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>  *From:* Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
> *To:* "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:52 PM
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Brake Fluid Reservoir Details (seriously concours)
>
> As I plod my way through the assembly of #174 I occasionally run across
> details where my observations made during disassembly are at odds with that
> I read in the concours guidelines, not that I ever intend to enter this car
> in a concours but i just want to try to preserve history.
> The differences:
> 1. When I disassembled the car it was apparent that the brake fluid
> reservoir had never been off (it even had some of the original decal on it)
> BUT the nut on the clamp of the reservoir was hex nut not the square nut
> found on later cars and as specified in the guidelines. The screw is the
> original cheese head slot 2BA but there is no sign that the nut was ever a
> square one.
> 2. The 1/4" pipe running from the reservoir to the master cylinder is
> COPPER!! Again this line looks to be original, correct clips, ANF flare
> nuts and accurately bent but copper? I note that this pipe changed at
> serial # 156813. Were the early ones really copper and if so were they
> painted black...anyone know?
>
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> Michael Salter
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Michael Salter