Got delivery yesterday and need some help

[Cashburn]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

Jay,

Yes, that makes sense but he did say "wheels"....

Yeah the was just a general on the whole deal

[klausflorida]

Checked the brake fluid today before driving it and reservoir is empty again. Looks like air didn't make it in the system yet, but it's empty. GREAT! Does anyone know which DOT fluid the car comes with? There is not enough in there to test if it is silicone or glycol based and I want to top it off to drive it to a local shop.

Started checking around the wheels for maybe fluid and another too hot baking issue and saw duct tape on the inside of the left front wheel, very strange as it wasn't there when I was hunting for the leak last time. Couldn't get it off so no idea why it's there, maybe a big deep scratch?

Next I discovered a paint chip, that was not there before and it looks like someone dropped tools on it. Some pics here.

[Mark IV]

Perhaps Jay will chime in and confirm, but I seriously doubt it is silicone fluid. I would use DOT 4 and be done with it.

I don't know of ANY manufacturer that factory fills silicone fluid. The benefits of silicone (non-hydroscopic) make it a liability for a daily driver, i.e. any moisture (and there WILL be moisture) in the system will pool at the lowest point of the system and cause corrosion at that point. Glycol fluid will keep the moisture in suspension so it can be removed when the fluid is serviced at a fluid change....you DO change your fluid semi-annulally, right?

[jhv48]

The duct tape on the inside of the wheel could have been used to secure wheel weights when the wheel was balanced. When I had mine balanced on the car, the mechanic would duct tape the weights to the wheel so he could move them around after each high speed spin to fine tune any vibrations. Once he found the right amount of weight and where to put it, he would remove the tape and glue the weight directly to the wheel.

[STEVE-O]

Originally Posted by klausflorida

Checked the brake fluid today before driving it and reservoir is empty again. Looks like air didn't make it in the system yet, but it's empty. GREAT! Does anyone know which DOT fluid the car comes with? There is not enough in there to test if it is silicone or glycol based and I want to top it off to drive it to a local shop.

Started checking around the wheels for maybe fluid and another too hot baking issue and saw duct tape on the inside of the left front wheel, very strange as it wasn't there when I was hunting for the leak last time. Couldn't get it off so no idea why it's there, maybe a big deep scratch?

Next I discovered a paint chip, that was not there before and it looks like someone dropped tools on it. Some pics here.

There is NO excuse for anyone that works on these cars or any other classic car to not put fender pads on whenever the hood is opened!
They should totally repaint that fender lip and not just do a 'touchup'. You will notice that spot everytime you open the hood especially on an otherwise perfect car.