One spot for inverted flair is on the bottom of the remote reservoir can
feeding Girling master cylinders, such as used on big Healeys and TR3 and
many race cars.
Roger
>From: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
>Reply-To: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
>To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>, vintage-race@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: MGA question
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 10:52:52 -0400
>
>As a general rule, all early British brake plumbing used bubble flares for
>all female brass type fittings. Easy to check - just look to see what the
>bottom of the inside of the fitting looks like. I have never encountered
>one (early British) that needed an inverted flare, however that don't
>really mean all that much!
>
>Brian
>
>
>At 08:21 AM 04/27/2000 -0400, Jack W. Drews wrote:
> >Can someone who has first - hand experience witht he plumbing on MGA's
> >please tell me if the brake plumbing system used inverted flares or
> >bubble flares? I'm referring specifically to the brass banjo fittings at
> >the wheels.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >--
> >
> >TR6 -- 29 and still running
> >TR4 -- 39 and still racing
> >uncle jack -- 59+ and learning
>
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