Barrie L. Henderson wrote:
>
> What he (Steve) said - but I'll raise his 10-1 - to 20-1 - some of it
> has been sucked through the vacuum hose feeding the servo and is long
> gone in blue smoke via the carbs/exhaust - leaving your carbs in a mess
> - a mounting brake fluid bill - and highly unreliable brakes.
>
> It's not the best solution - but will do for a temporary fix - take
> the servo right out of the circuit and go with purely mechanical (with
> some hydraulic assistance from the fluid) brakes until you can
> rebuild/replace the servo. I drove that way for a couple of years -
> it's just a matter of 'adjusting' the pshyche (spelling?) to the good
> old days of un-assisted brakes ie lean a little harder on the pedal!
> The brakes still work just fine.
>
> Happy braking,
> Barrie Henderson
>
> Christopher Albers wrote:
> >
> > semeraro@erols.com,Internet writes:
> > >I've been having brake problems. Here are the symptoms. Flush the
> > >system and everything seems fine. Leave the car a few days and the
> > >fluid is real low and the pedal has gotten real soft. Top up the fluid
> > >and drive around. Pedal is soft, but stops the car. Fluid stays where
> > >it is. Let the car sit for 8 hours and the fluid is back down again.
> > >There is no sign of any fluid leaking out (or at least not hitting the
> > >ground). My local station, which is usually pretty good, first
> > >suggested that the problem was that I needed new rotors. OK, so I
> > >bought those. But now they say I need new calipers. Is this a likely
> > >cause or are they just switching parts? If I do need new calipers how
> > >hard are they to rebuild? Do most folks use rebuild kits or buy
> > >rebuilt
> > >units? Many thanks in advance for any advice.
> >
> > >Steve Semeraro
> > >Series V Alpine
> > >1968 Marcos GT
> >
> > >From: Steve Semeraro <semeraro@erols.com>
> > >Subject: Brake Problems
> > >Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 19:15:12 -0500
> >
> > Steve,
> > ten will give you twenty that the brake fluid now resides in the
> > atmospheric chamber (that big black thing) of your servo. It must be
> > rebuilt.Thanks to everyone who has offered advice on this problem. Most
>people
have suggested the servo. But I've never run with a servo. I may add
one now if I can find a good one since it looks like I'll be going the
whole nine yards with the front brakes. I've already bought new pads
and rotors. I guess I'll have the calipers rebuilt and replace the
master cylinder. By the way, the MC seems like the cause of the fluid
loss. Thanks again. Steve
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