[Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder

[Kees Oudesluijs]

There are many different Girling caps with a variety of diameters.
Kees Oudesluijs

Op 12-10-2023 om 15:48 schreef warthodson--- via Healeys:
> 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.
>
> cid:image003.png at 01D9FC2F.AD1BE810
>
> 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.
>
> cid:image004.png at 01D9FC2F.AD1BE810
>
> The adaptor above is the red cap and hose, the Girling one.
>
> I think I need the 1100 adaptor pictured below.
>
> cid:image005.png at 01D9FC2F.AD1BE810
>
> 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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