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Originally Posted by DanEC
Did Bob indicate if it requires a change in the master cylinder?
Also, I would not be too worried about the single reservoir. Even if a leak develops in the rear system and drains all the fluid out of the reservoir, as long as the front system is tight it will remain in operation. Only if you develop a leak in both master cylinder/line/caliper systems would you lose all brakes. And even then, multiple reservoirs may not help.
A single reservoir is different than a single master cylinder. I have a 66 Corvette with a single piston/circuit master cylinder. With it, a line failure anywhere will leave me totally without brakes (except emergency)
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Dan,
Check this out, Bob Putnam just posted to his thread:
brake/clutch fluid reservoir
Turns out that reservoir has compartments in it, which separate the two brake systems. That is also why the clutch is in the middle, so in essence, that acts like its own reservoir. So the only flaw I see in this system is the fact that if you lose either your front or rear brake fluid you will definitely have no fluid for your clutch except what is in the clutch master cyl. Do you think that would be enough to actually use the clutch to shift gears. I though I remember reading somewhere that every time you push and release the clutch it back-feeds to the reservoir on the release. I could be totally wrong on this, don't know. I hope I am.
Dave