The master cy on my 56 was leaking at the firewall both inside and
outside of the passenger compartment, take a look there. (rust or
bubbled paint under the MC is a good sign of a leak there) Andy
Burnbaum hat the rebuild kit for about $30.
Scott
>From: Joe and Nancy M <joeandnancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: Joe and Nancy M <joeandnancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [FWDLK] Brakes and Starting
>Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:10:01 -0400
>
>Please forgive me, I am "mechanically challenged" need some advice!
>
>The parking brake works fine on my car (I assume this is because it
is
>mechanical, not fluid driven). The pedal goes straight to the floor
with no
>resistance. The brake fluid reservoir was empty, so I filled it
(should I
>go to the top of the reservoir, or about halfway which is to the top
of the
>post that the lid screw goes into?). I was hoping that pumping the
brake
>pedal would flow fluid and I would see a leak. Problem is that
nothing
>seems to happen at all. No fluid movement or bubbles in the
reservoir. I
>checked the next day and did not see any evidence of brake fluid
leak. Can
>anyone give me a list of steps I should take to try to figure out the
>problem, or does this point to something specific?
>
>The other main problem is that the car has to be jumped to get it
started.
>It usually starts right up with the other vehicle idling, yesterday I
had to
>have my son rev the truck constantly while I tried to get it to turn
over.
>The car runs great once it is started. If you try to restart after
it has
>been running, it is darn near dead. Won't even turn over once.
After the
>brakes work, I plan to take it in for a load test to see if they can
>determine where the problem is. The one caveat to this is that
sometimes
>when you try to start it, the starter 'whines' and grinds slightly
without
>turning over the engine. You have to release the key and then retry,
it
>will usually turn the engine over on the second try. Can this type
of
>starter problem cause an electrical drain that could prevent the
battery
>from holding a charge and make jump starting hard, or is it
completely
>unrelated.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>See ya, Joe.
>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5768
>99 GMC Sierra K1500 SLE Z71 4x4 Ext Cab Shortbed 5.3L Blue/Pewter.
>55 Plymouth Belvedere 2dr Club Coupe V8 Auto Red/Black Sport Tone.
>http://www.infopage.com/plymouth/
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