Thanks for all the insight, seems I should be able to do this.

Thanks again Howard, another question, lets suppose the gasket is replaced, the fill line now has air in it, does air get drawn into the system so it has to be bled?

Thanks this is very insightful, to be sure I'm clear on what your describing, the illustration shows a flexible tube, followed by a connector, followed by the plug, followed by the gasket, this is the gasket your meaning correct?

So: - remove the reservoir
- unscrew the plug
- replace the gasket
- reassemble

If I go into the local NAPA and ask for a 1/2" (or what ever the correct size is) fiber gasket is there some description I can give that would insure that the material is correct for use in a brake system?

Thanks for your reply, I do have the glass jar with a hose that terminates at the top of the master cylinder, and yes Power brakes.

There is a picture attached to this post, it shows the area where the hose enters the master, the area where the screws are visible is where its wet which is the top of the master cylinder

So my questions are the same

- if the jar is empty will that cause a brake failure?

- It appears the seal area where the plate that that the hose attaches to on top of the master may be the issue.
I'm wondering if that means pulling the master cylinder to replace the seal?

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Seem my 56 Clipper is developing a brake issue

The area where the reservoir hose enteres the master cylinder is wet and the reservoir is losing fluid when the car sits around and inch from the reservoir overnight.

The cars brakes were gone thru when I bought the car in '16
and the master cylinder was rebuilt in Florida at that time so I was hoping to avoid any issues but I know these brakes can get people hurt based on what I've read here so I was trying to be careful.

I driven the car to a local event last night after making sure the reservoir was full and it seems to stop fine. Obviously this needs to be addressed but some questions.

- is the fluid in the system sufficient to stop the car when reservoir gets low?

- how safe is it to drive with the leakage if the reservoir is filled when in use?

- Does the master cylinder need to come out to be repaired?
The tube from the reservoir seems to be screwed in tight, but the square plate where it enters the reservoir is visibly wet.

Thanks for your thoughts.

THanks for your thoughts on this, normally the guage shows 1/4 to a 1/3 the range and my feeling is the car generally runs cool. The issue revolves are standing still in traffic with a mechanical fan barley turning on a hot day so there is no air flow. But under most situations overheating is no issue so it doesnt seem like bad radiators dirt in the sysem is a problem, but flushing seems relatively easy thing to do to try and clean it out so problay worth a shot, sounds like an alternator would likely be needed, I'd rather not do that but some reseach on fans may be needed.

I got caught a couple times in traffic where the '56 Clipper got very hot, and just getting off the road was a problem on a freeway where traffic is at a crawl. I was thinking there are many aftermarket fan setups out there to keep the car cool and was wondering if anyone has done that, and if the generator will support the addition of this sort. Any insights appreciated.

George Holigiga was the gent describing what would be going on at the national next year, when I was at the event in South Bend, hes in the new membership book at georgeholiga@gmail.com, you might want to ping him on that part of the plan.

I have a 35 1200 with the 320cui engine it uses the AC combo gas/vaccum pump. The car has an accesory electric fuel pump.

When the car is started or the electric pump is on and the engine is not running I have fuel leaking around the sediment bowl. I reached under it and there seems to be a screw adjuster to increase the pressure to get a tight seal, I tightend that by hand and obviously thats not happening. so questions:

- if I loosen the adjuster can I remome the bowl with out pulling the pump off the car?
- if there is a gasket, with gas what would the gasket
be made from?
- a source for the gasket?

Thanks for your input.

Thanks for Posting these details seems the paint chart has colors like Cream not shown in the list, and there are letter refences to a scheme letter, any idea what that might mean?