mgs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Mgs] MGA brake line

To: dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGA brake line
From: Chris Attias <cjattias@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 07:45:58 -0700
Cc: "mgs@autox.team.net" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: mgs@autox.team.net
References: <42168e5e8eec49399ab43013dc1c870c@ranteer.com>
--===============2714360796118755459==

--000000000000960a0f0634dd420a
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Can you identify this part in the Moss Motors MGA catalog? I see one part
that may be it, 181-140.


On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 1:47=E2=80=AFPM dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wro=
te:

> 1958 MGA
>
>
>
> I've never had this car on the road.  have dealt with numerous problems
> after buying the car in kit form.
>
>
>
> now i am having trouble getting the right front brake line - the one that
> connects the two brake cylinders - from leaking.  the leakage appears to =
be
> coming from the where the line connects to the brake cylinder on each
> side.  i took the line to a professional shop to have the old line
> replaced.  they could not replace the connectors but replaced the metal
> line and reflared it.  i suspect the leak is due to bad screw in
> connectors.  is there a place where i can get just those connectors witho=
ut
> having to pay all the extra costs for the usual vendors?
> _______________________________________________
>
> Mgs@autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.75
>
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/cjattias@gmail.com
>

--000000000000960a0f0634dd420a
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"auto">Can you identify this part in the Moss Motors MGA catalog=
? I see one part that may be it, 181-140.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div=
 class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">On Fri, May 9, 2025 at 1:47=E2=80=AFPM dave northrup &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:dave@ranteer.com";>dave@ranteer.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-wid=
th:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,2=
04,204)">





<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"overflow-wr=
ap: break-word;">
<div class=3D"m_-2494592907478584550WordSection1">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">1958 MGA <u></u><u></=
u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">I&#39;ve never had th=
is car on the road.=C2=A0 have dealt with numerous problems after buying th=
e car in kit form.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">now i am having troub=
le getting the right front brake line - the one that connects the two brake=
 cylinders - from leaking.=C2=A0 the leakage appears to be coming from the =
where the line connects to the brake cylinder
 on each side.=C2=A0 i took the line to a professional shop to have the old=
 line replaced.=C2=A0 they could not replace the connectors but replaced th=
e metal line and reflared it.=C2=A0 i suspect the leak is due to bad screw =
in connectors.=C2=A0 is there a place where i can get
 just those connectors without having to pay all the extra costs for the us=
ual vendors?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
</div>

_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">Mgs@autox.team.net<=
/a><br>
et=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
<br>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs"; rel=3D"noreferrer" t=
arget=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs</a> <a href=3D"http://au=
tox.team.net/archive" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://autox.tea=
m.net/archive</a><br>
<br>
Unsubscribe: <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/cjattias@=
gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailm=
an/options/mgs/cjattias@gmail.com</a><br>
</blockquote></div></div>

--000000000000960a0f0634dd420a--

--===============2714360796118755459==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________

Mgs@autox.team.net

Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive

Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mharc@autox.team.net

--===============2714360796118755459==--

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>