Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:57:22 -0500
Reply-To: Anthony Kimmons <akimmons@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Anthony Kimmons <akimmons@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Next project: Thoughts on SS vs. Rubber Hose?
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I just changed mine out for the rubber. My 20-some year old lines were
still ok. I just figured I'd change them when doing a brake job. I do
like the look of the ss lines, but couldn't justify the expense at
this time. I figure if I get another 20 years on these new lines, I'll
be happy! For the record though, I live in Houston and there's never
any salt on the roads around here. Hell, I don't remember the last
time I wore a coat in the winter!
On 8/7/07, mad madeline <mac10wv@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Milko 3's brake fluid light came on during vacation a few times at the end of the trip. A check under the steering wheel area indicates a leaky clutch master. Since he has to handle the brake fluid changing this part, Don's thought is to go through the system and replace all things along the fluid line: wheel cylinders, rubber brake lines, clutch slave and master cylinder and master brake cylinder. Handle the fluid gunk once. We've made choices on everything but the rubber brake lines at each wheel. Is it SS or rubber? A lot of the conversation in past posts seemed to be advocates for SS from folks that live in icy climates where roads are salted and corrosion is high. Keep in mind we live in Arizona... we don't travel on salted roads anymore and likely won't. Most of our time is spent on dry hot roads here. The existing system is not corroded at all... just original 20 year old parts except the rear wheel cylinders which were replaced 30,000 miles ago. We will
> turn 100,000 in two weeks!! Thoughts?
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> On a side note, it has been reallly humid here during monsoon season and the AC can't seem to empty the water fast enough so it overflows at the rear of the cabinet onto the sleeping bags... I assume this is normal?? I already removed the restrictive ends on each side drain so it would flow out faster... also found them to be partially clogged with some wierd blaack tiny bubble stuff. I still cana't figure out why the little rubber covers are placed on the tip of each drain hose. How's that for a description?!! Tiny bubble stuff... and its only Tuesday... Madeline
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> Mad Madeline
> '87 Full Westie
> Milko 3
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