[T3] test

[Keith Park]

I was gonna ask ya Jim, I did keep the last one.  I don't know the bore
diameter, Ill have to look... Im thinking they aren't honing them properly
when the rebuild them but I had thought that the last One I got was a new
ATE... again, ill have to check.  I don't have a hone, so maybe Ill send you
the last one I took off last May and have you go thru it.

Thanks
'
Keith


Can the MCs be rebuilt? I can probably do them. I may already have 
the necessary parts. Do you know the bore dia?

I'm afraid cold weather often brings out MC seal leaks. That's when 
the seals shrink a bit more and lets you down. The seals tend to wear 
the lips until they just barely touch the cyl walls, but once the 
cold weather hits they shrink just a tad more and out drips your DoT 
3 or 4. Switching to DoT-5 actually fixes this, because the DoT is 
such a better lubricant that the rubber seal lips no longer wear. 
This means that there's always plenty of rubber left to make the 
seal, even when it gets cold.  

I still don't think DoT-5 is good for newer cars with ABS, but for an 
older beater it may still be worthwhile.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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