Re: [MBZ] Why did it not drain?

2016-10-29 Thread clay via Mercedes
gt; Fred Moir. > Lynn MA. > Diesel preferred. > > > > From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of clay via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: 29 October 2016 19:29 > To: Mercedes Discussion List > C

Re: [MBZ] Why did it not drain?

2016-10-29 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
es-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: 29 October 2016 19:29 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: clay Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why did it not drain? Rubber hose to the hard line connection is misbehaving. I could go to MAP, but that requires purchasing

Re: [MBZ] Why did it not drain?

2016-10-29 Thread clay via Mercedes
Rubber hose to the hard line connection is misbehaving. I could go to MAP, but that requires purchasing that system. The propane torch just made lots of smoke. If I can get a really nice pinpoint flame, that might be able to get it at least warm clay > On Oct 29, 2016, at 3:56 PM, Jim

Re: [MBZ] Why did it not drain?

2016-10-29 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
If it's on the caliper, cut off hose and use 6-point on it. If it's anywhere else, I've never seen red heat fail to loosen things up... Time for the blue-tipped smoke wrench? 'cetalene, 'cetalene, 'cetalee-ee-ne, oh please don't burn my car, 'cetalene. (With apologies to Dolly.) -- Jim

[MBZ] Why did it not drain?

2016-10-29 Thread clay via Mercedes
I made thinking over the night on the brake issue. I had the system wide open for most of the day, with the calipers off, the hard line removed. Why did the reservoir not drain out? The hard line I removed was not full of fluid at all, the soft lines at the calipers had fluid, but not more