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Trailer troubles....
On Jun 22, 3:43*pm, Gene Kearns
wrote: On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:32:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: |On Jun 22, 5:15*am, Wizard of Woodstock wrote: | On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:15:06 -0700 (PDT), Tim | wrote: | | | | that looks like a serious dose of the clap, you got *there Tom. Too | much exposure to salt in a tight spot. | | Don't think so - if that were the case, the entire system would be | compromised like this and it's pretty clean up the tube to the brake | actuator - just a dirt. | | What I think happened is that the solenoid let go - that's basically | brake fluid corrosion. This has been leaking for sometime - that's | what I'm thinking. *I have had to add brake fluid over the years, but | it's a pretty open system so evaporation I figured - apparently not. | | No indication it was leaking either until it let go. | | On my trailer (23' Marquis) it's all exposed and so it has less means | of build up. | | The pic of the brake line looks evil too. and it might be a lot of fun | trying to bleed the brakes with them baptized in brine as well. | | I've seen that on an old Escort I had that had a brake line release. | Corrosive stuff brake fluid. | |Well, I'm not one to dispute the Wizard, but I've sen many an old car |and/or truck that had a gazillion miles and years on them and no rust |on the cast iron brake reservoir. | |I wonder what the difference is? something abotu the heat under the |engine compartment causing something not to rust and corroede? Brake fluid attracts water like crazy. The lower in the system, the more likely the water. *Wouldn't hurt to get a tube of these: http://www.gwrauto.com/stripdip.htm -- Agent 5.00 Build 1171 Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepagehttp://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Good idea, Gene. |
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