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fordismyboss
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Posted: 01-August-2020 at 4:37AM |
Guys, Just checked my brake fluid and it's cloudy! The fluid is about two years old and everything was new but the lines and the used Prop valve from CJ (maybe this is all his fault!). Could it be engine heat? The front brake reservoir has little chunks(lines run by the exhaust manifolds), the rear brake reservoir has large chucks(only gets engine heat from under the hood). Any thoughts? Thanks! Front reservoir Rear reservoir
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Rockatansky
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i wouldn't call that cloudy, some kind of contamination. looks like chinesium
i'd do a drain / fill then another after some use and see how it goes suck the reservoirs empty with a baster to avoid pushing what you see through the system, then push clean fluid through |
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californiajohnny
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what? i looked though my records... you only paid for just the basic parts, you didn't pay extra for optional chunks, bee's nests , mouse nests, or spiders...
it looks like maybe moisture? salt air moisture??? or possibly some assembly coating maybe on the new master??? are you using DOT 3 fluid? do not mix dot3 and 5!!! i'd do like rock suggested! FWIW i pulled the master from this car to use as a mock up and core, but when i open the cap it was clear and rustfree in the fluid and had been sitting in that yard for 30-40 years! BTW i flushed it out with new fluid and i'm running it on my car |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Big Bird
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That looks like swamp water. I would flush that before i drove it.
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californiajohnny
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those parts didn't come from that car BTW parts on mine did
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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fordismyboss
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My records clearly show the Rats Nest, which is what I wanted and received, but when I installed the nest, the rats never showed up!?!? Tough to see this picture again, hate to see these cars in that state, but good to know some of their parts still have value today. I'll evacuate, refill and bleed and see if I've got cloudy fluid in the lines too. Could very well be residue from manufacture in the reservoirs only. Thanks to all for reading!
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californiajohnny
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your parts didn't come from that car!!
they came from this one... |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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fordismyboss
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ah yes, still tough to see these near the end. They were very popular, Lincoln built many of them. I'm in the market for a '72 Mark IV. If I ever find a good one I'll post a pic of their former glory.
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