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So.
Backed the Jag out of the garage new year's day.
Big spot of brake fluid under the LR wheel.
Carp (sp).
That evening, backed it in, jacked it up, sure enough, calipers leaking.

Pulled the bad one, took it apart, hey, rebuildable, no problem.
Ordered parts.

MK2's are 1.5" bore.
These are 1-9/16", and so cast on the end (Dunlop).
Apple has 8 kits left of the 1-9/16", and can sleeve mine....but next time, no parts.

Ordered new 1.5" rears.

30 years of gas station maintenance, and this is what I end up with.

MORONS!
 
Know your pain. Pretty day yesterday, thought I would exercise the E. Turned the ignition sw on and let the fuel pump top off the carbs. Tic...tic..tic,tic,tic,tic. Stuck float bowl. I hate this new gas. About the third time this has happened.

Marv
 
Marv: Just curious, did you use anything like Stabil before storing your car?
 
Andy

Use Stabil in all the LBc's. For some reason its worse in the E. Even when the carb bowls are not sticking it runs rough and backfires. Have electronic ign and hotter coil as well. Bottom line, I just don't drive it enough.

Marv
 
At one point I was managing 9 SUs and got so fed up I just switched all the float chambers to the "Grose Jet" and since that time many years ago once I think had to give chamber a tap with wrench. They really work.--at least did for me,by the way, with non use up to 2mos have never added a Stabil like product and never had problem.
 
Brakes work....sort of.
Calipers in, first stroke almost to the floor (3/4 down), second almost at the top.
Bled about a quart through it.
Becoming rapidly piXXed off.
 
We're apparently being forced out.

If we insist on pedaling these "old sleds" we will be sent to Hades. So sayeth th' mob.
 
Last time I saw air at the booster bleeder I had zero pedal and it was the master.
Had that sleeved.
Took it off and apart last night, bore fine, seals fine, missing the wiper ring at the pushrod end (had one) that did nothing.
Worked fine until I replaced the rear calipers.
Did it with the arse jacked, so we didn't run the fluid out.
 
Yep Doc, you are right about that. Another life choice made for me, not by me. Harumph!! I am a stubborn SOB tho, and I am not giving up. I point out that what we do is the ultimate in recycling. No energy wasted in making me a "new" vehicle. Nothing wasted in a landfill. Personal choice for me, don't want to drive a car with a bomb in the steering wheel either. If I had the dough, I would buy a pre war car and drive it every day. I just HATE being told what to do, and being made to shuffle along in lock step with the herd...
 
mehheh... sometimes I hate th' innernet. We should form a colony. :laugh:

Peeps look at my clapped out rusty ol' Alfa and say: "Why don't you scrap that thing and get a <span style="font-style: italic">real</span> car?!?"

Usually my response is somefin' like: "I'd rather drive around in a well engineered car that I can FIX than some stamped out <insert country of origin of the peep's car here> cookie-cutter JELLYBEAN."

Sadly, most haven't a clue.
 
Been there, done that! I parked up next to a late model BMW owner for a second to collect a friend in the rain last month...seems that I was too close to his lovely motor. He mumbled something under his breath, I said what? Your piece of junk is too close to my car...I replied that I would not be caught dead in his pile of shyte on a nice day and that I valued my motor way to much to damage his P&J by hitting it...go figure?
 
Grantura_MKI said:
Been there, done that! I parked up next to a late model BMW owner for a second to collect a friend in the rain last month...seems that I was too close to his lovely motor. He mumbled something under his breath, I said what? Your piece of junk is too close to my car...I replied that I would not be caught dead in his pile of shyte on a nice day and that I valued my motor way to much to damage his P&J by hitting it...go figure?
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Ha! Nice one.
 
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