John, I've been giving your input some thought this weekend. And I have to disagree with your assessment of my model. Though it may be true that I am failing...
Today is the first day driving my '75 C-Car since replacing the master brake cylinder. The brake pedal is firm and the brakes work as well as ever, but I seem...
... Dunno about Carol Smith but the rule of thirds is used internally for casual talk inside the OEMs and the reason is that it is quite accurate except at the...
Hey Group, Had a mishap this weekend, and I need a replacement front bumper for a 1982 commutacar. Does anyone have a spare they would sell? I live in the...
... John, OEM bumpers are made from wood covered by polyurethane foam. Contact Glen Stevens at EV performance <http://www.evperformance.com/> to get new ones....
I have a quibble 1) i use 1 gallon, 115,500btu to go 20 miles or 5775btu per mile is used to turn the motor, heat the motor, heat the radiator etc 2) my Citi...
Hi Group, Could someone be so kind as to snap a pic of their original pot box in their Comutacar? Having some trouble getting my car back together. John...
... Hi John, Are you talking about the original three step accelerator or the PB-6 potbox that is used with the solid state controllers? Stu Updike Bedford,...
Hi Bruce, My friend and preacher appears interested in your car. He as ridden in mine a couple of times. Assuming our schedules permit it, we would like to...
I like John's post on efficiency and I agree that it is hard to compare WH/mile to mpg. We have a ChevyGeo Metro that on a bad day in the winter gets 38mpg,...
I dont know how 1980comuta-car & 1980 freeway the freeway is for sale in arlingtion texas 76002 ... From: ejheilmans <ejheilmans@...> Subject: [C-Car]...
OR might trade 1980comuta-car & 1980 freeway the freeway is for sale in arlingtion texas 76002 ... From: bruce wilkerson <wilkersonbruce@...> Subject:...
... From: Tim Smith <flashtime9@...> Subject: [C-Car] Does anyone want my C-Car To: C-Car@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 10:51 PM Its...
My 75 C-Car has disk brakes on the front and drum brakes on the rear. After replacing the single-stage master cylinder, the disk brakes don't fully release but...
Check to make sure you didnt get any debree in calipers It is easy to do. I just re built my calipers found there to be corosion that made them drag. They are...
... Information is available in the "Cars for sale - Wanted" table under Database. According to the phone number provided, the car is (probably)in eastern...
Hi Gordon, you may want to try and open up the disk brake wheel cylinder purge valve after releasing the brake pedal. See if any residual pressure on the...
Howie - I think I have a master cylinder issue. I performed your test and opening the purge valve released the disk brakes. Since the problem started after ...
... opening ... after ... Gordon, Digging into the archives, it looks like there was a similar problem and possible answer in message 1599 and its associated...
Fyborg - Thanks for your help. I think I may have the same problem as described in message 1599. I'll wait for better weather and pull the master cylinder...
My car has drum brakes and the wheel cylinders are leaking. Does anyone have a source for rebuild kits for the Bendix wheel cylinders? thanks mike from MS...