Re: CAUTION ON THE USE OF SILICONE BKAKE FLUID IN ESAMATIC BRAKE SYSTEMS

Posted by BH On 2007/11/4 14:20:47

Gauss -

Sorry to be so late in replying, but I've been trying to wrap up another installment in a series of articles for the Cosworth Vega Magazine.

I had been hoping to get out to offsite storage (ahead of turning the clocks back from DST and some foul weather approaching), but it won't happen until next weekend.

IIRC, the kit that I purchased over 15 years ago was billed as covering the 55/56 Packards and I'd authenticated that against a Bendix parts catalog that I later acquired. I'll still dig the kit out and get you the number.

BTW, "poke" is an old term for a sack or the like, and the old saw that you cited warns one not to purchase without the opportunity to examine the goods. (Odd then how many people shop online, eh?)

Meanwhile, I only ever had one ocassion to replace the internal vac supply hose on the TreadleVac - namely because someone had been in there before me and installed some plain fuel hose, which kept slipping off (to hard for the purpose). I transplanted an original, formed hose (in great shape) from a core that I got out of a field car. I masssaged it with a bit of silicone, used no clamps whatsoever, and never had problem with it coming off.

Wire ties might be a good idea, but I don't think they'll need to be much more than finger-tight (on an original, formed hose) if you first clean the inside of the ends of the hose and the corresponding fittings with mild solvent (like alcohol) to ensure a no-slip fit.