Re: [T3] Mobility, Leaky Oil Cooler, Mystery Tins and More

[Michael Carmody & Lucy Alfonso <carmody@kcisp.net>]

Hey:

First, thanks for the text files, Jim. Now I have my first big problem. When
the brake pedal is depressed, a stream of brake fluid shoots out of the brake
line next to the accelerator pedal, under the rug in my Square.

I heard a sucking sound when pressing the brake...upon closer inspection found
my factory sound deadening and floor pan soaked in brake fluid. I depressed
the pedal with my hand and discovered where the hole in the line was -- when I
got a face full of DOT-3. If it had happened on TV, I would have laughed my
@ss off.

I pulled up the carpet and wiped everything down, but now I need to figure out
how to repair the brake line. It appears to be leaking at a juncture, just
behind (toward the rear of the car) the pedal assembly. Any ideas? Can it be
patched somehow, or must it be replaced? If the latter is the case, what kind
of monumental PITA is this going to be?

Thanks!
Carmody
Squareback Rescue Adventure 2000
http://www.kcisp.net/~carmody/sra2000.html
NOW WITH SOUND!



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