need help determining if i have a dual bowl master cylinder.
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need help determining if i have a dual bowl master cylinder.
Hi all this is my fourth posting in a month and i still have not gotten my camaro's brakes fixed
. The good news is it finally looks like i found a universal prop valve that will fit my camaro, but the only catch is it will only work with a dual bowl master cylinder.
I cant tell what mine is but i think it is dual bowl. When i take off the cover to add fluid it has a line that goes down the bottom of the cylinder but the fluid still goes over the line so im not sure. My camaro is a 1983 Z28 that originally had a 5.0 H.O. if anyone knows what type of cylinder is in mine please let me know as soon as you can i will greatly appreciate it!
Here is a link to a site that has a picture of what my master cylinder looks like.
http://www.classicindustries.com/cam...s/mc39385.html
. The good news is it finally looks like i found a universal prop valve that will fit my camaro, but the only catch is it will only work with a dual bowl master cylinder. I cant tell what mine is but i think it is dual bowl. When i take off the cover to add fluid it has a line that goes down the bottom of the cylinder but the fluid still goes over the line so im not sure. My camaro is a 1983 Z28 that originally had a 5.0 H.O. if anyone knows what type of cylinder is in mine please let me know as soon as you can i will greatly appreciate it!
Here is a link to a site that has a picture of what my master cylinder looks like.
http://www.classicindustries.com/cam...s/mc39385.html
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Re: need help determining if i have a dual bowl master cylinder.
The reservoir design makes it confusing but all master cylinders since around the mid 1960's have been a dual circuit master cylinder. The front section of the reservoir is always larger because it feeds the front brakes of a front disk brake system. With a 4 wheel disk brake system, both sides of the reservoir are normally the same size.
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Re: need help determining if i have a dual bowl master cylinder.
Thank you so much for the information,you have no idea how appreciative i am for that! I am going to order that prop valve now, and ill finally have my Z28 back on the road soon!
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