[Mg-t] brake fluid level question

[John F. Quilter]

Interestingly the Morris Minor, which uses a very similiar master cylinder, 
has factory service instructions to fill the master cylinder to the bottom 
of the threads for the cap.

With a remote separate overflow bottle wouldn't the fluid leak out 
continously from the cap breather and/or a slightly imperfect cap sealing 
washer?

John Quilter
Eugene, Oregon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mgbob at juno.com>
To: <mgs at autox.team.net>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 1:00 PM
Subject: [Mg-t] brake fluid level question


>   The TD handbook says to fill brake master cylinder to a level 1/2 inch
> below bottom threads of the filler neck.   That leaves a large volume of 
> air
> above the fluid, far  more than would seem to be needed for expansion.
> Totally T-Type 2 (Issue 10, February 2012) has an article by a TF owner 
> who
> rigged a separate overflow bottle to his MC, connected at the back end 
> with
> banjo fitting, so he can check level and fill from under bonnet, instead 
> of
> through the hole after removing the rubber plug under the carpet. Would 
> this
> not fill the MC completely?
>   Why would MG have specified such a seemingly low level? Does it matter?
> Bob
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