[FC] Rampside Dual Master Cylinder Conversion HELP

[Paul Steinberg]

I am not saying that the tubing doesn't rust out from the inside, just that if
a system is properly maintained, that you shouldn't have problems.  On all my
cars that have hydroscopic brake fluid in them, I change the fluid ever 2
years and have never had a line go bad.  My comments were in regard to the
necessity of changing over to the dual master cylinder.  If you want to
improve braking performance, then switch to disk brakes at the same time you
install the dual master cylinder.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: N2VZD@aol.com
  To: corvanatics@corvair.org
  Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 11:30 AM
  Subject: Re: [FC] Rampside Dual Master Cylinder Conversion HELP


  IF  you sat thru a saftey meeting demonstrating the possible(probable)
  failure of steel tubing with conventional fluid in it after setting a few
years and
  see the samples and photos of tubing from the inside you would want all new
  tubing and silicone fluid with dual master cylinder. the tubing fails
because(in
  most cases) of microscopice weak spots in the wall from the inside..little
  cone shaped holes by the moisture in the fluid acting like a drill.  now if
you
  watched a car have its brakes fail (with injuries)and saw others that had
  failures you would be on the soapbox with me!!   i drove a 62 vette home 235
miles
  annd blew the tubing off it as i drove it into my shop to store it with
  minimal effort. i have blown tubing off many cars in the process of
inspections in
  ny state shop. many were only a couple years old so the issue was outside
rust
  not inside like our old cars.its your bullet  dodge it..my flame suit is on
  regards tim colson..
  i only know what i have seen and done!
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