<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Yeah except, he is using DOT5, and doesn’t <div>have a leak...</div><div>There is a spring inside the master that</div><div>has worn and snapped on me in the past,</div><div>I wonder if that’s the problem? If so he</div><div>probably needs a new master.</div><div>Gary</div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 12, 2020, at 10:11 AM, Mark Rense via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">When the master leaks, that DOT4 will run down the firewall behind the carpet and insulation. The paint does not appreciate brake/clutch fluid much. If the slave leaks it’s dripping on the ground. Been there, got the tee shirt. </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 11:09 AM Stu <<a href="mailto:sabre2tgr@gmail.com">sabre2tgr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Perfect timing, of course. I've driven it every couple weeks all summer, no problems. But I was getting it ready to go to a show tomorrow, the first one of the year. I pushed it out of the garage, checked all the fluids, the tire pressures, washed the windshield...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">And then I went to start it. The clutch pedal went straight to the floor, little resistance. That's new. I pumped it a few times and it started to feel more like normal. No leaks on the ground, no fluid missing when I rechecked the reservoir. I have the stock master and slave with silicon fluid. I'm thinking its master rebuild time. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> Any other thoughts out there?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">So much for mini British car day at Larz Anderson. No way I'm committing to a 45 minute drive into Brookline with a questionable clutch. And there's no way to turn up a master rebuild kit this afternoon.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Stu</div></div><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><br><br><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><br><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/mark44124@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/mark44124@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><br><br><br></blockquote></div></div>
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