[Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder

[warthodson at aol.com]

 It is not an Austin Healey part that the cap has to fit. Nor is it an MG part. It is a Girling part. I am only aware of 2 Girling caps. One was metal (early & late style) & one was plastic. I suspect the threads on both caps are the same, but have not proven that. Part of the fit problem is that the threads on the cast repro master cylinders with integral reservoirs are very poor. Gary
    On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 03:43:40 PM CDT, John Spaur via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:  
 
 
Mirek, the recommended cap for the M.G. TC is 1109. I did call tech support and was told there was not a cap for the Austin-Healey even though the website states differently. Something interesting is tech support is provided by the former company owner. He bought the company in 2008 and sold it in September of 2023. Motive Products is located back east but tech support is provided by the former owner and the area code for his phone is 408.

  



  

I have attached photos of my reservoir and cap. I fabricated a cap from the lid of a PVC solvent can. It fits the reservoir and seals with one rubber gasket on the inside.

  

Cheers,

John

  

From: m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca [mailto:m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 4:38 AM
To: 'John Spaur' <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder

  

John, I have this same bleeder but the product number for the adaptor is not listed on my receipt.  However, they can tell you which one you need.  I seem to recall that oddly they did not have an early Healey listed, but the cap on the reservoir is the same as my M.G. TC, and the dealer did have a listing for the TC, although I don’t see it on their web page.  Weird.  I’d contact their support people and ask.

  

That said, I have never been able to get the cap on the bleeder to seal on the reservoir.  I mentioned it to Mike Salter who had a similar problem.  It just does not seem to screw down tight enough, although I can see no logical reason for it not sealing.  It is on my “to do” list (but near the bottom), to get a used reservoir and experiment to get a better fit. 

  

Lastly, I could not see how one would prevent the brake fluid in the tube from draining out when the cap was removed.  I fitted a check valve in the line right above the adaptor.  

  

I’d be interested to see if other listers have had issues the adaptor sealing on the reservoir and how they solved it.

  

For now, I am back to the old school method and it works fine, I just need to find another warm body to pump the pedal.

  

Cheers, Mirek

  

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of John Spaur via Healeys
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:03 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder

  

Does anyone have one of these? I bought one and the Girling cap does not fit my Moss Motors Classic Gold brake/clutch fluid reservoir. I have a 1962 BT7.

  



  

The adaptor above is the red cap and hose, the Girling one.

I think I need the 1100 adaptor pictured below.

  



  

If you have one, which adaptor did you have and do you have a product number you could send me?

  

Thanks,

John
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