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On door seals. I would think you would be better off with both seals
installed as was original. Just the idea of the rubber against the steel does
not seem as secure as rubber to rubber.
On bleeding brakes. I like to bleed the brakes on our Amphi every season.
This just gives me a piece of mind knowing that I have done what I can to
keep the fluid free of dirt and water. I have tried a pressure bleeder and
have not had much luck. I have also tried a Mighty Vac bleeder. This just
does not seem to work either. I believe it does not work because of the
valveing in the master. My best luck has been simply be following the large
shop manual which came with the Amphicar. All that I do is open one bleeder
at a time and then push the peddle down, here is where it gets weird. Let the
peddle up then close the bleeder. Do not pump the peddle. Start at the
farthest wheel and work towards the closest to the master.
Also for you first time or new Amphi owners, replace the small hose that is
attached to the bottom of the plastic reservoir. It has a tendency to
collapse and not let fluid out.
On positive ground generators. I have kept our Amphi positive ground only
because of my desire to keep as many things original as possible. My one
modification to the charging system is the addition of an extra positive
ground cable running from the stud on the body to the engine block. This just
helps the engine block get a direct ground.
My long two cents worth
Tim Wick
hibernating in Wisconsin
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installed as was original. Just the idea of the rubber against the steel does
not seem as secure as rubber to rubber.
On bleeding brakes. I like to bleed the brakes on our Amphi every season.
This just gives me a piece of mind knowing that I have done what I can to
keep the fluid free of dirt and water. I have tried a pressure bleeder and
have not had much luck. I have also tried a Mighty Vac bleeder. This just
does not seem to work either. I believe it does not work because of the
valveing in the master. My best luck has been simply be following the large
shop manual which came with the Amphicar. All that I do is open one bleeder
at a time and then push the peddle down, here is where it gets weird. Let the
peddle up then close the bleeder. Do not pump the peddle. Start at the
farthest wheel and work towards the closest to the master.
Also for you first time or new Amphi owners, replace the small hose that is
attached to the bottom of the plastic reservoir. It has a tendency to
collapse and not let fluid out.
On positive ground generators. I have kept our Amphi positive ground only
because of my desire to keep as many things original as possible. My one
modification to the charging system is the addition of an extra positive
ground cable running from the stud on the body to the engine block. This just
helps the engine block get a direct ground.
My long two cents worth
Tim Wick
hibernating in Wisconsin
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