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Re: Brakes-Desperate

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Subject: Re: Brakes-Desperate
From: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 20:27:01 -0700
Older MGBs ARE vented. There is a tiny air hole in the top of the cap on the
"tin can" MC.

MCs that are not vented have an expandable "ballooning" inner diaphragm,
otherwise vacuum would keep fluid from flowing into the lines.

on 6/2/03 6:18 PM, mghirsch at mghirsch@netzero.net wrote:

> Mostl MCs are not vented.  Vented caps can let moisture in.
> GM, Ford, most Chrysler, are not ventd.  Older MG's are not vented, and my 78
> isn't.
> Maynard


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