Thanks to all for recent responses on several subjects. You can easily
detect the agony of this Bugeye rebuild - starting from a rolling chassis
and a box of dubious parts is NOT the way I'll ever do this type of work
again.
My latest problem (rate is one a day) is the brake master cylinder, which
is leaking. I rebuilt it when I got it, just in case, and it looked
smooth-bored enough to do so. It then sat happily in the garage for 2
months full of DOT4, and unused. Then suddenly it starts to leak. I can
only assume the new rubber piston is rotting, right - any other
possibilities?
If this is so (getting on my soapbox), it's preposterous that any new seal
fails to withstand ANY of the currently-sold brake fluids, especially since
they arrive in a nice corporate box without any fluidic guidance.
Anyway, I would be glad of any input anyone has. Also, if anyone has a
nice NEW early-Bugeye brake/clutch master cylinder, I'm interested.
Thanks,
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