[ROVERNET - UK] Coolant choice

Steven Dibdin sdibdin at hotmail.com
Wed May 31 13:54:04 BST 2006


Thanks for the advice. I'll let you know how it goes.


>From: "Fritz Rauschenberg" <wfritz at mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: wfritz at mindspring.com, rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Coolant choice
>Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 08:09:31 -0400
>
>Eric & Steve,
>I have done the exact same thing on one of mine and confirm your
>experience-it worked perfectly.
>Fritz Rauschenberg
>Atlanta
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
> > To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> > Date: 5/30/2006 11:29:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Coolant choice
> >
> > Steve,
> > You may be past this suggestion:
> > Once upon a time, I determined that the rear servo was
> > not releasing the rear brakes.  I opened the rear
> > servo air control valve and determined that it was not
> > easily moving up and down.  I place a rag over the
> > whole assembly and rammed down on the brake pedal.
> > The air control valve piston became lodged in the rag.
> >  I noticed that the air control valve cylinder and
> > piston both had minor surface rust.  Being prepared to
> > remove, repair and refit the servo I:
> > 1.  Wrapped 1000 wt. wet and dry paper around a
> > pencil.
> > 2.  I moistened the paper with brake fluid.
> > 3.  I "honed" the cylinder noticing the rust dust on
> > the paper.
> > 4.  Using brake fluid and a "Q-Tip", I cleaned out the
> > cylinder.
> > 5.  I used 1000 wt paper on the piston.
> > 6.  I moistened the rubber seal with brake fluid,
> > reassembled everything.
> > 7.  Success!  Everything worked and kept working.
> >
> > Disclaimer:  Only one person's experience.  Not
> > workshop manual noted.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > --- Steven Dibdin <sdibdin at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Yes on both counts----this week----I do have some
> > > parts coming from Ruth to
> > > help a sticky airvalve issue on the front servo.
> > > But, yep it's doing both.
> > > I'm not making any promises for next week though!
> > >
> > > PS, I haven't forgotten your battery covers, work is
> > > being most inconvenient
> > > at the moment...
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > SD-
> > >
> > >
> > >
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