Silicone Brake Fluid

[Stephen D Stierman]

Many of the later Brit. cars had remote reservoirs mounted up higher on the firewall connected to the MC with a metal or plastic tube.  My Morgan Plus 8 for instance has such an arrangement and the caps of the reservoirs are baffled.  My TC has a Wilwood MC that has a rubber baffle as part of the sealing arrangement.  Some progress has been made over the years. Steve TC2911

--- On [b]Tue, 10/30/12, Bud Silvers [i]mgtc@usaviator.net>[/i][/b] wrote:

From: Bud Silvers mgtc@usaviator.net> Subject: [mg-tabc] Silicone brake fluid To: "'T-ABC'" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 6:58 PM   Hello all;   Why not simply weld a small fitting (similar to the oil pressure line size) to the reservoir and run a line up under the instrument panel where there would be little moisture. The system would still be vented, but the opening would be in a relatively dry place. One could even run the fitting into a can with a large diameter (volume) diaphragm and make it a sealed system.   I have owned cars (many antiques) with hydraulic brakes for almost 50 years and have rarely had brake fluid related problems. I use regular fluid. I don t anticipate any problems since my car will be driven regularly year round. Yes, I live in Colorado and No I will not have a heater.   Bud Silvers TC 1576 Low n slo in the Black Forest of Colorado

[D&J Edgar]

Re: [mg-tabc] Silicone brake fluid Steve,   I just did a Google search for Wilwood master cylinder and found the manufacturer website.  Very interesting.  Which master cylinder model of theirs did you install.  What did it take to mount it? Their remote master cylinder gives the option to mount reservoir right on the cylinder (but probably would be too tall to fit under the TC floorboard) or mount it remotely.  Clever.  And cost is fairly reasonable. http://www.wilwood.com/MasterCylinders/MasterCylinderLanding.aspx David Edgar, TC 5108 El Cajon, California

On 10/30/12 6:26 PM, "Stephen D Stierman" morgan7709@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Many of the later Brit. cars had remote reservoirs mounted up higher on the firewall connected to the MC with a metal or plastic tube.  My Morgan Plus 8 for instance has such an arrangement and the caps of the reservoirs are baffled.  My TC has a Wilwood MC that has a rubber baffle as part of the sealing arrangement.  Some progress has been made over the years. Steve TC2911

[js4955]

It would seem that you could simply snap a rubber balloon over the top of the master cylinder.  This would keep the water out and allow for expansion or contraction.  Or would that be too easy?   Jim in sunny Tucson    

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] djedgar@pacbell.net [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, October 31, 2012 1:11 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] Silicone brake fluid   Steve,   I just did a Google search for Wilwood master cylinder and found the manufacturer website.  Very interesting.  Which master cylinder model of theirs did you install.  What did it take to mount it? Their remote master cylinder gives the option to mount reservoir right on the cylinder (but probably would be too tall to fit under the TC floorboard) or mount it remotely.  Clever.  And cost is fairly reasonable. http://www.wilwood.com/MasterCylinders/MasterCylinderLanding.aspx David Edgar, TC 5108 El Cajon, California On 10/30/12 6:26 PM, "Stephen D Stierman" morgan7709@sbcglobal.net> wrote: [quote] Many of the later Brit. cars had remote reservoirs mounted up higher on the firewall connected to the MC with a metal or plastic tube.  My Morgan Plus 8 for instance has such an arrangement and the caps of the reservoirs are baffled.  My TC has a Wilwood MC that has a rubber baffle as part of the sealing arrangement.  Some progress has been made over the years. Steve TC2911

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