At 11:06 AM -0700 8/13/98, John Cowan wrote:
> I plan to flush the brake lines on my TR-4A with alcohol before
>reinstalling the Master Cylinder. The best approach would seem to be
>disconnecting one line from its slave cylinder, starting from the farthest
>most, flushing out the open line, reconnecting it and then moving on to the
>next. Then, when all four have been done and reconnected, opening up the
>bleed valves one at a time on the slave cylinders to flush them out, too.
>Then, repeating the whole process with fresh brake fluid, using the
>reinstalled MC.
> The question is, what can I use initially to pump the alcohol through
>the system? I don't want to use the MC, since I only want to put brake
>fluid into it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I'd be very reluctant to run alcohol through anything other than the brake
pipes themselves. (Perhaps I misunderstand you.) Using a large syringe to
force the alcohol through the pipes ought to work. I'd try to get a good
lab-grade isopropyl or methyl-alcohol; they are very dry. Blow them out
with compressed air when you're done.
Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu)
Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
'71 TR6 CC61193L (21 year owner)
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