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Steve...I have a weird noise in the plumbing at my house....are you busy this afternoon? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]
Just kidding....it's cool to read about your problems/solutions! You are aptly named Mc Gyver! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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Jiggle the handle. It works for a variety of maladies.
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Persistance pays! You don't give up easily that is for sure.
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While my subscription copy still hasn't arrived, I went to Borders last night and found the December 2010 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines on the newstand. They have the car featured in the Restoration section and Part I is six pages long. I believe Part II will be in the Jan issue. It was cool to see the car finally in print (other than the 6-year-feature here)
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NJSteve, I got my copy last week; nice write up on a great restoration. Congrats!
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As it should be! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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Well deserced Steve!
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Congrats Mac! Well done. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] I 'spect it will be running for about 17 editions to cover your restoration! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/whistle.gif[/img]
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Congrats Steve! I received my HMM last Saturday, and it's a very nice write up on your project. I also thought it was pretty cool that at the end of the article, they actually print a link to this forum, and this thread, for more info!
Such a great looking car! The 72 Trans Am, with the honeycomb grilles and honeycomb wheels, is just a beautiful combo. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]
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Got the proportioning/combination valve back from one of the Performance Years website members, 70RAIII (Bill Oxley) who did a really nice job rebuilding it. He indicated that it was all stuck inside, so it wasn't really functioning as anything other than a T-fitting between the front and back fluid routes. Now it's actually working as designed, which is a good thing since if I recall correctly, one of the critical roles of this valve is to internally shift and block the internal passages if one circuit springs a leak and loses fluid. That way you still have braking power for the remaining circuit.
Another thing I noticed is that the purple DOT 5 silicone brake fluid turns yellow after a few years. Even the leftover, half a bottle I still had on the shelf, turned the same yellow. I'd imagine that means it's time to replace it all, which I did. I flushed the entire system and replaced it with new DOT 5 silicone brake fluid, about four bottles worth, to get all the old stuff out and completely flush the system of the four year old fluid. The newly refurbished proportioning/combination valve, just back from Bill Oxley: ![]() And after the installation and the brake bleed-a-thon: ![]() |
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