>>>>> When I had the original Matco master cylinders, one could reach them by removing the canopy and the instrument panel dust cover and reaching between the tank and the panel instruments. One method is to wrap the masters with a towel and pump fluid into the brake body until the fluid runs out the breather hole in the master - then drain a small amount of fluid out of the system. I finally gave up and installed the larger Matco brake cylinder that requires a remote reservoir. I used the Matco clear plastic one mounted to the aft side of the firewall and, once half filled with red mil-spec fluid, just a flashlight illuminated glance into the foot well tells me if the reservoir is at the proper level. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Sky2high@aol.com II-P N92EX IO320 Aurora, IL (KARR) "...as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know." D. Rumsfeld -------------------------------1078464291 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 3/4/2004 8:22:02 AM Central Standard Time,=20 marv@lancaironline.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Lee, I=20 have the same setup and it is a real pain! The header tank has=20 to
come off. Last year I was able to prop the canopy open with 2X= 4's=20 (so I did
not have to remove it) disconnect all the fuel and electrical= =20 lines from the
tank and get it off. It is tough to get at, for=20 example, the sump drain AN
fitting under the tank but doable if you=20 doublejoint one forearm and extend
the length of a couple of fingers on= =20 that hand. Maybe there is a better
way. =

I found it useful to use teflon/ss braid flexible lines for the header=20= tank=20 - this allows the deck to be lifted from one side and both arms can get at t= he=20 underneath connections - especially if the sump line actually comes out to a= =20 human reachable union.

<<<<<Once you get at the master cylinders it takes a syr= inge=20 to get fluid
in there and a dip check SWAG to check the level. I=20 suppose it is possible
to thread something in the little filler holes and= run=20 Nylaflow tubing up to
a place under the instrument panel cover. Let= me=20 know if you develope a
fix.
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When I had the original Matco master cylinders, one could reach them by= =20 removing the canopy and the instrument panel dust cover and reaching between= the=20 tank and the panel instruments. One method is to wrap the masters with= a=20 towel and pump fluid into the brake body until the fluid runs out the breath= er=20 hole in the master - then drain a small amount of fluid out of the system.&n= bsp;=20 I finally gave up and installed the larger Matco brake cylinder that require= s a=20 remote reservoir. I used the Matco clear plastic one mounted to the af= t=20 side of the firewall and, once half filled with red mil-spec fluid, just a=20 flashlight illuminated glance into the foot well tells me if the reservoir i= s at=20 the proper level.=20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Sky2high@aol.com
II-P N92EX IO320 Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

"...as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we kn= ow=20 we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there= are=20 some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones w= e=20 don't know we don't know." D. Rumsfeld

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