[DeTomaso] Air in clutch system

[Dan Courtney]

Paul,

I just lightly sanded the slave, it wasn't too bad.
Good tip on the food coloring, and I'll also try your system on closing the 
bleeder.
We finally got all the air out, but it took about 100 pumps.

Thanks,
Dan
Dan F. Courtney

La Jolla, CA

(858) 551-5455 Phone
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "P. Rimov" <rimov at charter.net>
To: "Dan Courtney" <dfcex at excaliburre.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Air in clutch system


> The following is probably not helpful, but, I have nothing else I feel 
> like doing this evening.  I always tighten the bleeder valve while my wife 
> is slowly engaging the clutch on the final pump after I am comfortably 
> sure there is no air in the system.  I also use a drop of food coloring in 
> the master before bleeding to know when I have bleed the entire line stem 
> to stern. Did you hone the slave? If you over honed the slave it may be 
> pulling air in but may not appear to be leaking at the piston.
>
> Cheers tiny bubbles
>
> Paul
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Courtney" <dfcex at pacbell.net>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 7:26 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Air in clutch system
>
>
>> Last time out The Winged Warrior shifted well for a couple of miles, then 
>> wouldn't shift. Allot of tiny bubbles.
>> I then re-built the slave cylinder and bled the heck out of the system 
>> (this time a cute blonde in high heels) but then drove a couple of miles 
>> and, lo and behold, those Don Ho bubbles again.
>> Could there be something sucking air into the system, or the blonde 
>> didn't pump hard enough?
>>
>> Dan
>> Dan F. Courtney
>>
>> La Jolla, CA
>>
>> (858) 551-5455 Phone
>> (858) 551-5456 Fax
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