[Spridgets] BE MC Question

[Peter Caldwell]

At 11:04 PM 5/27/2009, WFO Herb wrote:
>In conjunction with the "BE Drum Brakes" post....
>
>When I sent the master cylinder down to Sierra to be sleeved, I sent an
>'extra' I had...NOT the one out of the car.
>
>Here's the problem:  The fittings leaked; brake and clutch.  No amount of
>tightening helped (within reason, of course).  Dustin (my son) came up with
>the idea of using o-rings to see if the leaking would stop, which it did.
>Good temporary fix.

That's probably the problem. Re-check that the master has holes that 
are 3/8-24. The lines should be 3/8-24 as well with a single, or 
bubble or ISO flare. There should be no substitution. The other cars 
that used that master cylinder casting (As, Magnettes, etc) ALL used 
the 3/8-24 thread.

>Question:  Why are the fittings different?  Was the BE style MC used in
>other applications (cars)?  Perhaps a change in fittings came about in
>following years???
>
>Got me stumped!
>
>Herb