Yes, Jerry, going uphill. Long uphill run towing causes engine to run in boost for a relatively long time > 10 minuts. Extra heat radiated from downpipe off turbo melts my master cylinder reservoir. :(
I am lucky I did not have problems on the downhill side. However, I usually use engine braking downhill, to avoid charring my pads and boiling the fluid. btw, it is a 94. -Bruce [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 7/11/2009 5:21:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > While towing a trailer with kayaks and bicycles (up a mountain) it > appears I have melted the reservoir of my brake master cylinder. > It is > now leaking fluid near the cap. Unfortunately there is a small hole > just under the cap. > > Is the reservoir available as a separate part? I've seen rebuilds > that > come without the bottle - I just need the bottle. > > -Bruce > > UP? Going UP hill caused a problem? > FWIW if your car is an older model, you'd probably need a new MC or a > rebuild before long anyway. > I have a 1995, and when it started losing fluid, I couldn't find a > leak, then after adding about a half gallon of fluid...well... I > discovered that it was leaking at a seal and draining INTO the car, > pooling under the carpet. > I bought an inexpensive rebuild kit, replaced the seal, and it has > been leak-free ever since. > > Jerry aka LGO > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals > <http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000003>. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
