[Mgs] Brake repairs started

[Rick Lindsay]

   Please keep in mind that this car has been through
quite a few owners.  The brakes have been worked on a
number of times and who knows how much fluid was in
the reservoir when my PO got the car.  Remember, he
said he never checked it.

   Besides, I'm just going to run fluid through it
anyway.  The stuff that's in there is black.  If I
find that the M/C appears anything less that 100% it
will all come apart. FWIW, the rest of the system
looks pretty nice.  No leaks seen, no perished rubber
boots, etc..
   Yes, I know, I should pull it all apart and rebuild
everything.  I also should rebuild the engine, service
the transmission, replace the top, repaint the car,
whatever, if this was a proper restoration.  It is
not.  It is just a hobby.

rick


--- Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Except that without leaks, I wonder how many years
> would be needed to 
> evaporate the level down to the point of pumping in
> air.  And that's only if 
> you have the metal master reservoirs.  It's true
> that I have to top up mine 
> slightly from time to time, but that is just pad
> wear.  When I fit new pads 
> I usually have to wrap the neck in kitchen roll to
> absorb the overflow. 
> Always assuming Abingdon and the original dealer
> sent it out with the 
> correct level, of course.
> 
> PaulH.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > ...  The PO may have just run the fluid level
> > down so low that air entered the system.