brake leak

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

i got owned!  guess i should read the whole manual before giving an  
opinion.

so i guess I either have a bad fitting on the MC, bad steel line, or  
bad reservoir - the reservoir is the original from the car - maybe I  
should have ordered a '90 corrado reservoir to match the '90 corrado MC?

blake/


On Oct 17, 2005, at 3:52 PM, Allyn wrote:

> Reservoir is the plastic thing that holds the brake fluid.
> Big metal thing is the vacuum booster, and it wont have any fluid  
> to deal
> with.
> Al
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blake Irvin [mailto:blake@clockserver.homeip.net]
>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 1:37 PM
>> To: Allyn
>> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: Re: brake leak
>>
>> sound's right - pedal is very soft but doesn't lose pressure suddenly
>> like it was (before replacing MC) - the reservoir (large circular
>> metal piece?) is very rusty and beat-looking - i can easily believe
>> it's effed in the A.
>>
>>
>> blake/
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>> On Oct 17, 2005, at 12:07 PM, Allyn wrote:
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>>> If you can stop with good power (and the pedal not sinking to the
>>> floor),
>>> then the leak is likely on the low pressure side of the system.
>>> I would check the seals between the reservoir and master cylinder,
>>> and also
>>> check the reservoir for any cracks.
>>> HTH
>>> Al
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org
>>>> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of
>>>> Blake Irvin
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 11:41 AM
>>>> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>>> Subject: brake leak
>>>>
>>>> at the advice of a mechanic i got together with a friend with a  
>>>> floor
>>>> jack and stands and put in a new master cylinder ('90 corrado,  
>>>> thank
>>>> for that suggestion) - bled the brakes, and stopping power is
>>>> significantly improved - however, i still am leaking a bit of break
>>>> fluid - after a 20 mile drive, then parking the car, there is a
>>>> puddle about the 4 inches across the next day.
>>>>
>>>> the leak is somewhere in the engine compartment - any advice on how
>>>> to track it down/where to look for the leak?
>>>>
>>>> also my heater blower/AC stopped working at the same time - i think
>>>> it might be the 5-position switch - ideas?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> blake/
>>>>
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