Thanks, James.
I was talking to my garage mechanic about just the samething
today. He has gone over the system, checked all the hoses, put all new
clips on and made a slight improvement. I asked him about the long bar and
he said that there were quite a few cars on the market (I think he quoted the
Ford Escort) which have the same thing with little problem. He drove round
our estate after a heavy shower and couldn't push the pedal hard enough to make
the wheels lock up, so I'm convinced there's something amiss.
He reckons the servo is OK and I'm going to get him to change
the front disc pads as a next step in case they're glased or otherwise not in
good nick. After that it's change the brake fluid time (though doing that
often leads to more problems) and inspecting the master cylinder.
It's driveable though, so I intend to go up to Scamptonthis
weekend, and drop in at the Midlanders BBQ after, and I can pick brains
further.
Paul F,
Do I gather from your recent e-mail that I have committed
myself to the IoW gig? (my memory is not good these days). I amnot
sure that such a time as 7.30 on a Sunday morning really exists, does it?
Perhaps it's better to think of it as simply late on a good Saturday
night. Should be a good wheeze if there are several of us
going.
Tony L
Southampton
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