[DeTomaso] Bleeding the clutch line

[Dave Londry]

Hey Larry
Are you still up in Cleveland?
This must be good for a "I used to know a girl 
................................................"
dave


On 7/26/2011 10:40 PM, Pantdino wrote:
> You open the bleed valve as the person starts to press the pedal down.
> Before they let it up you close the valve.
> When I do it I say "Press down" then "Let up" to the person at the appropriate times so there can be no messups.
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> Jim
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: B Hower<b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>
> To: MyCars<MyCars at comcast.net>; michael at michaelshortt.com
> Cc: deTomaso List<detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Tue, Jul 26, 2011 8:12 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bleeding the clutch line
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> Don't forget to close the valve prior to allowing pedal to return.
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> ud #3400
> --- On Wed, 7/27/11, michael at michaelshortt.com<michaelsavga at gmail.com>  wrote:
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> rom: michael at michaelshortt.com<michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> ubject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bleeding the clutch line
> o: "MyCars"<MyCars at comcast.net>
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> ate: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 12:39 AM
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> op off the cylinder.
> Pump the pedal several times,
> hold it down.
> Open the bleed screw, let it squirt.
> refill the cylinder.
> Do it all over again until the pedal is firm and stops where you think
> t should.
> If you let the cylinder run dry and air into the system,
> ou have to start over.
> One wheel at a time.
> Have fun, have rags standing by.
> Never use a Styrofoam cup.
> Don't ask.
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> ichael Shortt
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> n Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:34 PM, MyCars<MyCars at comcast.net>  wrote:
>   To Bleed or not to Bleed.
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>   I don't think I did it correctly!
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>   I had my son pump the clutch while I held bleed valve of the clutch line
>   open, until I saw good flow. Question is do you have to open the bleed
>   valve for pressing the clutch and close the bleed valve for getting off
>   of the clutch?
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>   The engine is idling pretty nice now, can still use some fine tuning. I
>   think the radiator is starting to fill up, but I guess this process will
>   continue for a while.
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>   Thanks
>   Roydon
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