Evaporating brake fluid, TIC |
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Evaporating brake fluid, TIC |
930cabman |
Sep 18 2022, 05:26 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,148 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
My latest '75 model from Oregon came to me in parts, but mostly complete. I built a 2056 with Elgin cam and twin Weber 40 IDF's and am quite happy with the results. She has a decent kick and gets 30+ mpg cruising over 70 mph. One rear caliper was missing, but I had a newly rebuilt one and changed it out. I used my shop air with about 5 psi to bleed and it worked for the most part. My pedal is about 80% of where I would like it.
Q: where is the brake fluid going? I recently sold my 356SC that had the same issue, but it had a drip in the rear circuit. This time I cannot see leakage anywhere thanks |
bkrantz |
Sep 18 2022, 07:19 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,804 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Check the front floor inside the pedal box.
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930cabman |
Sep 19 2022, 06:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,148 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
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brant |
Sep 20 2022, 08:27 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,640 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Check the front floor inside the pedal box. Nailed it. Hoping maybe I can limp along until the winter season. Thanks all thats not a super safe choice... you could potentially have a full failure of your brakes... the initial failure is a warning sign its yelling...... "do not drive a car while the brakes are beginning to fail" I suppose the fact that you posted on a public forum could be used against you were anything bad to happen and any one to be hurt... you would be negligent and responsible for anyone's injuries for having chosen to endanger others... also... yes brake fluid is hydroscopic.... but it also eats paint and promotes rust better than anything.... so leaving it to pool... is a sure fire way to create rust in your floor pan it also is really good and seeping in between layers of sheet metal and starting rust from inside the layers where you can not stop it... cleaning it quickly is a priority... waiting a month or two is a bad decision. and some folks are afraid to drive their cars in the rain... brake fluid is 99times worse for creating rust than any rain storm... brant |
930cabman |
Sep 20 2022, 11:07 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,148 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States |
Check the front floor inside the pedal box. Nailed it. Hoping maybe I can limp along until the winter season. Thanks all thats not a super safe choice... you could potentially have a full failure of your brakes... the initial failure is a warning sign its yelling...... "do not drive a car while the brakes are beginning to fail" I suppose the fact that you posted on a public forum could be used against you were anything bad to happen and any one to be hurt... you would be negligent and responsible for anyone's injuries for having chosen to endanger others... also... yes brake fluid is hydroscopic.... but it also eats paint and promotes rust better than anything.... so leaving it to pool... is a sure fire way to create rust in your floor pan it also is really good and seeping in between layers of sheet metal and starting rust from inside the layers where you can not stop it... cleaning it quickly is a priority... waiting a month or two is a bad decision. and some folks are afraid to drive their cars in the rain... brake fluid is 99times worse for creating rust than any rain storm... brant yea, yea, yea, I know whats right. Just fix the damn thing. Thanks for all the guidance and brake fluid does a number on any paint finish, the floor included. I have read there is an easy and no so easy MC, and have a new one from Stoddard on the shelf, suppose I need to get off my lazy &*@ and just do it |
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