<VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 14, Issue 9

[Paul Rollins]

At 11:05 AM 3/4/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:38:39 -0500
>From: "John McMahon" <jmac2112 at adelphia.net>
>Subject: <VV> brake system: to fill or not to fill
>To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>
>Hi,
>
>I've got a question about brakes.  Here's the scenario: my project car (1965
>Monza) is close to being operational, with only the brakes and tires left to
>go.  The rest of the car, however, has a long way to go, and it is highly
>likely that I will not be driving the car until sometime next year.
>
>Here's the question.  Is there any harm in filling the brake system and then
>letting it sit for a year or so?  It will get SOME use, since the reason I
>want to get the brakes operational is to make it easier to move the car in
>and out of the garage as I finish the body work (I'd rather do wet sanding
>in the driveway).  Can I just go out every now and then and pump the brakes?
>Car is stored in an unheated garage, if that makes a difference.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John McMahon
>1965 Monza coupe 110


Just my opinion. I believe it is better to have clean, fresh brake fluid in 
the system than just air. However, because DOT-3 or -4 brake fluid readily 
absorbs moisture, I would keep the air vent in the cap sealed to exclude 
moist air.

Paul