Hey Mike!
I don't believe that the reservoir does sit level, but I have not
investigated the innards. A more level reservoir is the goal, as I
understand it. I could take a photo and post it or draw a picture and post
it, but first, imagine this ( or try it ). Take a drinking glass and put an
inch of water in it. Now tilt it to about the same angle as the shelf under
the bonnet that the MC is attached to. The upper part feeds into the brake
line.
Okay, pictures at 11 . . .
First the MC in question. Notice the beer bottle and the liquid in it.
Okay red was a bad choice!
http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette/11/clutch_MC.jpg
Now if you can imagine lifting the front end of the car, this happens:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette/11/imitate_front_lift.jpg
You may note that I did not lift the car, but merely put my finger under the
bottom of the front edge of the bottle.
Another experiment that you can do involves volume. Stand a full glass of
beer upright and don't tilt it. The beer stays full ( unless you have a
straw ). But if you were to tilt it to the angle of the clutch MC, it would
not be able to hold as much volume of liquid and some would spill out,
because a liquid seeks its own level. ( Here come the engineers. ) And
that's what this whole thing was about. Mostly the volume of fluid that you
can put in the MC between pumping sessions. But also, that you won't start
pumping air into the line as early with the same amount of fluid because the
fluid will be more level. ( I can't imagine how much you would have to lift
the front end to actually get the MC level. )
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
>Even if it does slant down, doesn't the reservoir sit level? Are you
trying to
>level the bore or the reservoir?
>Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
>
>Robert Duquette wrote:
>
>> Yes, you would have the combined clutch and brake master, as in my '65
>> Sprite and you are quite correct that it is level.
>>
>> I spouted off with the image of my '67 Midget hydraulics in mind, and
yes,
>> it does slant down towards the front at the same angle as the pedal box
is
>> mounted. If you have O S&M, take a look at page 134.
>>
>> So, I stand ( sit actually ) corrected in that the advice does not apply
to
>> all models. I found that it helped in that I could get a bit more fluid
>> through the system between top ups.
>>
>> Robert D.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> >I don't know about the square bodied cars, but my MC is level when the
car
>> is
>> >sitting level. How would you be expected to "top it off" if it sat on
an
>> angle?
>> >Does your driver's handbook say to park on a hill to fill your MC?
>> >Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
>> >
>> >Robert Duquette wrote:
>> >
>> >> Front end up, was what I heard. It is supposed to make the MC hold a
bit
>> >> more fluid because you are levelling it out somewhat.
>> >>
>> >> RD
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >>
>> >> > Didn't someone recently say that it helps if you raise the back of
the
>> >> car
>> >> >several inches because of the funny angle at which the slave cyl. is
>> >> mounted?
>> >> > Ed in NC
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