I recently had the opportunity to look at a European version (vehicle assembled
in England by an Isuzu/GM joint venture, Opal/Vauxhall badged) of an Isuzu
vehicle. The European version had a float and switch in the M/C and did not
have a "proportioning valve" as found on US spec'ed vehicles. Looking closer at
the M/C reservoir on a US version all the features required for locating the
float & switch were in the reservoir All that was needed was a float and the
reservoir tapped for the level switch. I do not know if this feature is common
for all Euro countries or was a unique legal requirement for a specific country.
Leading up to the LBC content: assuming that the use of a level indicator is
common on vehicles sold in Europe in the past decade then maybe some of our
listers on the other side of the pond can speculate as to which master cylinder
reservoirs might be a good candidate for switch and float parts as mentioned
below.
From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Subject: Re: Dual master cylinder
Maybe that's because you enjoy the safety net of a dual reservoir braking
system. The level warning switch would be a marvelous safety device for
those of us with '67 and earlier Spitfires. I dare say it could make the
difference between business as usual and catastrophe. I think that I'm
going to pursue this and if I can come up with something viable, I'll share
it with the list. I would think that rigging a switch to the M/C that warns
you of a dangerously low fluid level should be fairly inexpensive and not
too difficult. The most time consuming aspect of the whole thing is going
to be finding the sensor itself.
Jeff
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