[DeTomaso] Cleaning up brake fluid?

[Rob Dumoulin]

Mike,

When I bought #1488 it had not run in a while and would not hold brake
pressure. The shuttle valve (or whatever that is called) leaked all over
the front trunk for who knows how long.  I redid all the brake lines and
added a modern adjustable proportioning valve. The trunk carpet was red and
everything ever placed in the front trunk got a red stain on it. No matter
how much I tried to clean the fluid out of the carpet, it never went away.
I pulled the carpet and found no rust, but very of the original paint still
there.  You may have to pull the carpet, clean it, then replace it to do it
right.

Rob

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 1:59 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:

>    Guys,
>    Just got home from a fantastic day beating on the Pantera at Laguna
>    Seca with Bob Benson.  My new brakes work terrific (more on that later)
>    but unfortunately, the contents of my rear brake circuit decanted
>    themselves (either due to a cracked flare or a loose fitting) all over
>    the inside of my trunk, soaking the carpet.
>    Other than mopping up the carpets with paper towels, does anybody have
>    any ideas as to how I can get rid of the fluid that has soaked the
>    carpet?  Lacking any other guidance, I'm thinking of filling the front
>    trunk with soapy water and letting it soak; if it doesn't leak out I'd
>    then bail it out and finish with a shop-vac.
>    Anybody got a better idea?
>    Mike (still buzzing over coming over the blind hill, lifting slightly
>    under the bridge, then burying the throttle again until just before the
>    3-board for turn 2 and going from 120+ down to 45 in no
>    time...whee!!!!!!)
>
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   Mike, A
   When I bought #1488 it had not run in a while and would not hold brake
   pressure. The shuttle valve (or whatever that is called) leaked all
   over the front trunk for who knows how long.A  I redid all the brake
   lines and added a modern adjustable proportioning valve. The trunk
   carpet was red and everything ever placed in the front trunk got a red
   stain on it. No matter how much I tried to clean the fluid out of the
   carpet, it never went away. I pulled the carpet and found no rust, but
   very of the original paint still there.A  You may have to pull the
   carpet, clean it, then replace it to do it right.
   Rob
   On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 1:59 AM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     A  A Guys,
     A  A Just got home from a fantastic day beating on the Pantera at
     Laguna
     A  A Seca with Bob Benson.A  My new brakes work terrific (more on
     that later)
     A  A but unfortunately, the contents of my rear brake circuit
     decanted
     A  A themselves (either due to a cracked flare or a loose fitting)
     all over
     A  A the inside of my trunk, soaking the carpet.
     A  A Other than mopping up the carpets with paper towels, does
     anybody have
     A  A any ideas as to how I can get rid of the fluid that has soaked
     the
     A  A carpet?A  Lacking any other guidance, I'm thinking of filling
     the front
     A  A trunk with soapy water and letting it soak; if it doesn't leak
     out I'd
     A  A then bail it out and finish with a shop-vac.
     A  A Anybody got a better idea?
     A  A Mike (still buzzing over coming over the blind hill, lifting
     slightly
     A  A under the bridge, then burying the throttle again until just
     before the
     A  A 3-board for turn 2 and going from 120+ down to 45 in no
     A  A time...whee!!!!!!)
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