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Re: [Spridgets] Kate's brakes

To: Kate <kgb@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Kate's brakes
From: "Brad Fornal" <tequila.brad@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:17:48 -0600
I wonder if the shuttle valve got screwed up, during the bleeding of the
rebuild.

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Kate <kgb@frontiernet.net> wrote:

> My best guess is that I messed up something when I attempted to rebuild
> the MC.  I have fluid going to only the front wheels.  The brakes
> themselves are in near new condition, as are the lines, so all I can
> come up with is a bad MC.
>
> Another possibility might be to change the head gasket on the Chrysler
> and I could use it as a parts and snacks car for people in the convoy.
> I have all the parts and a shop manual.
>
> I'd much rather take the Midget, but unscrewing what I have no idea I
> screwed up might prove time consuming.
>
> Kate
>
>
>
> Jim Johnson wrote:
> > Glen and everyone,
> >
> > This sounds like a great idea Glen has! Let's all see what we can do to
> get
> > Kate on the road to Missouri!!  We have about 4 months to come up with
> the
> > brake parts and the "fix it" expertise. Kate lives near Spring Creek,
> Nevada
> > - just off I-80 at Elko.
> >
> > What's wrong with the brakes, Kate?  What parts do you think will be
> needed?
> > Failing fixing the problem in situ is there a chance someone has trailer
> > room or could tow the car to Missouri? It would make a great project
> during
> > the celebration to get her ready to drive home!
> >
> > I'm going to put something on the "50 Years of Spridgets" web page at
> > http://www.Sprite-MidgetClub.org so we can all keep tabs on how this
> > progresses.  This is definitely a worthy O.S.H.I.T. project, folks!
> >
> > Cheers!!
> > Jim
> >
> > On 3/7/08, Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> OK folks, I volunteered to stop by Kate's place on the way to Missouri
> to
> >> do
> >> the best I can in one evening to fix her brakes.  Is there a lister
> closer
> >> who
> >> can help sooner, so she might have a chance of planning on comming to
> >> Missouri?
> >> Another possibility is that I do all I can until I have to continue on
> >> down
> >> the road, and all you Pacific northwest listers that will be coming
> across
> >> on
> >> 80 each stop by Kates' place in turn to carry the baton.  Kind of a
> >> "tag-team-Buster-Cluster"?
> >>
> >> Glen
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