[Spridgets] Braking me

[Lester]

I have sacrificed two chickens for you man..  over easy with sausage..

Lester

On May 8, 2009, at 10:17 PM, Ron Soave wrote:

> I guess I;m just venting here. My very nice street Bugeye is  
> suffering from Honda Romeo Syndrome. This is a condition where an  
> LBC is left largely unused for 3 years while you get your LBC fix on  
> the racetrack and use old Jap bikes and Italian cars as your daily  
> drivers during those few weeks when the streets of your town don't  
> resemble a glacier. I drove the car last November before the snow  
> came with Woerpel riding shotgun, and he will bear witness to my  
> finely honed handbrake skills. So a few weeks ago I changed the  
> front wheel cylinders and rubber brake hoses (both 11 years old;  
> rears are 11 too but look fine and dry). I gravity bled it and can't  
> get the damn thing to bleed. I'm ready for an intervention. I don't  
> think anything is wrong with the master - fluid is pumping, I just  
> get no pedal when I'm done. This is a 4 wheel drum brake car, all  
> original style with single master. I've ripped the braking system  
> out of the racecar in its entirety and not
> had anywhere near this difficulty. I tried conventional bleeders  
> (for gravity and initial bleed) followed by speedbleeders which I've  
> always found idiot proof. There are no obvious leaks. Any  
> suggestions welcomed, as are prayers or voodoo.
>
> Thanks for "listening"