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Subject:Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:17:49 -0600

---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Anyone on the list ever report having a problem with this?
>
> Just wondering, as we have all dribbled fluid at some point but I don't
> recall it posing a problem.

Well, brake fluid is corrosive to paints and some plastics.  Hence the warning on the can label to avoid getting it on those surfaces.  mcneely

>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >    I don't think having the brake and clutch reservoir above all the
> > electrical connections in the dash is very smart at all.  It isn't hard to
> > remove that cowl but it's also pretty easy to spill or dribble brake fluid
> > down into all those wires and terminals.
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 7:59 AM, Brett Ne <brettn777@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >  when preparing to depart for an extended drive, the location is quite
> > > inconvenient.  One might even say the location creates a safety hazard,
> > as
> > > it makes it less likely that folks will check these fluids regularly.
> > >
> > >
> > > Actually, I find the location quite convenient.  I can even pop the
> > > instrument cover off & do a quick check while stopped for a traffic
> > light.
> > > Try doing that with an underhood location.  It's perfect for the
> > > obsessive/compulsive among us.  And, when you're bleeding brakes, the
> > > person pumping the peddle doesn't have to keep jumping out of the car to
> > > refill the reservoir.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brett in Portland, OR
> > > "Albert" '82 VanaFox I4 Riviera
> > >
> >

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David McNeely