Hi All,
I suspect most of the rust was from the master cylinder--it was full of rusty brake fluid when I got the car. Ill check the brake lines as suggested, though.
The one cylinder I tried to rebuild didn't seem to be rusty inside--I think the leaking may be caused by the rubber that came bent out of shape.
Current plan:
- Flush brakes to get all the nasty old brake fluid out
- Gravity-bleed the brakes (might be able to do this at the same time as above)
- Inspect brake lines, hope they're all fine
- Replace rubber on the cylinder that'd leaking
- Bleed brakes some more
Seems like a system this simple shouldn't have so many possible issues, but it is an old car...
- Jacob Field
1980 Gold ComutaCar
