Replace Your Brake Reservoir
 

It all started with my '74 just not running perfectly, so I made an appointment with my local Porsche expert for a tune up. Naturally since I didn't want to look stupid, I did a bunch of routine stuff like tire pressure, topping up fluids etc. I noticed the brake reservoir was a little low and since I was all out, I told my mechanic to top it up; among other things. A couple of days later I got the car back and was VERY happy with the performance, but when I got home I noticed the reservoir was low. Easy mistake I thought, doesn't really have much to do with performance anyway. So I picked up some more brake fluid and topped it up, and started to think what my next project would be. A few days later I started to pull out the trunk carpet, this would be my next project; the I sez to myself "I thought I topped up the brake reservoir the other day" oh well I would do that after I remove the carpet. That's when I discovered that my Brake reservoir had a crack in it and had leaked fluid in the trunk compartment. Do we all know what brake fluid does to paint? Take a look:
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You gotta be kidding me...
 

This is going to be a lot of work:
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So after many hours with a wire brush...
 

I use a product that converts rust to primer:
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More primer and serveal coats of paint later...
 

I ready put things back together.
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Yes, I had to clean up and re-paint the bottom of the gas tank toohttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1383338584.jpg

New parts arrive
 

While I was doing all of this work, my Pelican Part where being shipped and in the end, I am once again ready to get started on the trunk carpets...


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To be continued on another thread.

Now your trunk looks much nicer than it did before, I'm guessing. Anyway, a bunch of effort, but in the end no big disaster, so look at the bright side - yellow - and be happy that you found a new and really effective paint remover for other projects.

I know about brake fluid and paint from experience, it's nasty stuff.

Mke sure you are using the correct brake-fluid-safe hose from the reservoir to the polyethylene lines that run to the master cylinder. If you don't, the brake fluid will permeate lesser hose and you'll be repainting again.

Not to worry
 

I purchased the correct flex hose, clamps and Brake fluid from our host. I don't want to have to do this all over again. My overflow hose from the reservoir is connected (via a flex hose) to a metal pipe running through the "tunnel" than dumps into the engine compartment. I believe this is period correct.

I'm surprised nobody has commented on the flex hose and 'super duper' clamps connecting the tank to the filler nozzle. I came by those quite randomly, if I hadn't been working on this problem I probably wouldn't have noticed these products at my local hose headquarters. I was there for a completely different reason, but naturally always having Porsche on my mind...

It seems the reservoir is too high it should sit a bit lower.