Believe what you want, do it the way you want.. it's your car.
30 years experience... 45+ cars speaks for itself!
Paul Tegler
1973 BGT - Daily Driver
Rat - 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab
Punkin' - 1978 Spitfire - in Superb Shape!
email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net>
To: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Clutch or brake air bleed
It's not new if its flushed through the system. Otherwise why is it being
purged.
Ps
----- Original Message -----
From: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>
To: Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: Clutch or brake air bleed
> Well if it's contaminated...why did you leave it in your system.
> You didn't flush it very well.
>
>
> Paul Tegler
> 1973 BGT - Daily Driver
> Rat - 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab
> Punkin' - 1978 Spitfire - in Superb Shape!
> email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net>
> To: wizardz <wizardz@toad.net>
> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 1:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Clutch or brake air bleed
>
>
> Thats not how I read it. From your original message "No fliud is lost
since
> it returns to the resevior."
> How else should we take that? Anything coming out of the bleeder is
> considered old whether its new or not. Its contaminated.
> Ps
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: wizardz <wizardz@toad.net>
> To: Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Clutch or brake air bleed
>
>
> > I never said do it with you OLD FLUID!
> > DUH! Why would you be flushing your system
> > with OLD fluid!
> > We're talking a new flush.
> >
> > Paul Tegler
> > 1973 MGBGT - daily driver
> > 1980 Spitfire - in re-hab
> > 1978 Spitfire - in superb Shape
> > wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net>
> > To: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>; Spitfire List
> > <spitfires@autox.team.net>; Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> > Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 4:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: Clutch or brake air bleed
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Pumping old fluid back into the reseviour is like eating your own crap.
> > Its
> > >full of air and rubber spooge. You reintroduce the very problem you're
> > >trying to remove. Never reuse brake fluid. Its cheap enough anyway.
> > >I don't like the idea of a remote bleeder however.
> > >Peter S
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>
> > >To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>; Simmons, Reid W
> > ><reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> > >Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 12:48 PM
> > >Subject: Clutch or brake air bleed
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> If you're trying to get the air out of you clutch or brake system...
> > >> run a long hose from the bleed nipple all the way back
> > >> up to the master cyl. resevior. You can fashion a spiral of coat
hanger
> > >> wire around the tube end with an S shape at the other end of the
> > >> wire to clip onto the side of the master cyclinder tank. With the end
> of
> > >the
> > >> tube sitting an inch above the resevior, you can pump the lines
> > >> until the air bubbles come out. No fliud is lost since it returns to
> the
> > >resevior.
> > >> You only need to add enough fliud to fill the added length of tubing.
> > >> aquarium air line tubing works well for me. It's clear, and flexible.
A
> > >1/4"
> > >> 2" long piece of fuel line will fit over the nipple, and the air line
> > will
> > >fit
> > >> the inside diameter of the fuel line.
> > >>
> > >> Paul Tegler
> > >> 1973 BGT - Daily Driver
> > >> Rat - 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab
> > >> Punkin' - 1978 Spitfire - in Superb Shape!
> > >> email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> > >> To: 'Carter Shore' <clshore@yahoo.com>
> > >> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > >> Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 3:36 PM
> > >> Subject: RE: Grinding Gears (& request)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Now that sounds like a good idea. Has anyone out there done this or
> > >> similar? Or is there a compelling reason not to?
> > >>
> > >> Reid
> > >> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Carter Shore [mailto:clshore@yahoo.com]
> > >> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 7:50 PM
> > >> To: Walt Fogle; dugan127@buffnet.net
> > >> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> > >> Subject: Re: Grinding Gears (& request)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On a Spitfire, remove the bleeder screw, and replace
> > >> it with another piece of brake line or hose. Bring the
> > >> free end of the line/hose back to the firewall, and
> > >> use an adaptor or fitting on the end to attach the
> > >> bleed screw. Then you can remote bleed the clutch
> > >> cylinder.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
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