Options for braking system 67 beetle

As a bid of a foreward, I am helping a friend repair his 67 sedan. We
replaced the master cylinder after I got some used spacers for the
bolts from mario, and then we hooked up all the hydraulics. I had
decided previously that we should replace the blue sections of the
lines running to the master cylinder(they looked BAD..cracked etc)
from the reservior. Talk about a PITA, got that all worked out, poured
in some brake fluid in preparation to bleed the system...brake fluid
begins leaking out of the reservoir.

Now apparently 67 beetles were the only year beetle to use a dual
fitting reservoir mounted behind the spare tire. 66 and earlier used
one line, and from what I've been told it's quite a bit smaller than
the line used for the 67. 68 on up has it mounted high in the fender
well area.

What are my options for fixing this? I would imagine every used 67
reservoir is going to be in equally-crappy shape in terms of brittle
plastic. How do I go about fixing this new problem?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Chris

>I would imagine every used 67
>reservoir is going to be in equally-crappy shape in terms of brittle
>plastic. How do I go about fixing this new problem?
>
>Any advice would be appreciated.
>

LOL Chris
Do I need to send out a bottle also? I have a few in very good condition.

Mario
Vintage Werks restorations

>From: (Hal)
>
>As a bid of a foreward, I am helping a friend repair his 67 sedan. We
>replaced the master cylinder after I got some used spacers for the
>bolts from mario, and then we hooked up all the hydraulics. I had
>decided previously that we should replace the blue sections of the
>lines running to the master cylinder(they looked BAD..cracked etc)
>from the reservior. Talk about a PITA, got that all worked out, poured
>in some brake fluid in preparation to bleed the system...brake fluid
>begins leaking out of the reservoir.
>
>Now apparently 67 beetles were the only year beetle to use a dual
>fitting reservoir mounted behind the spare tire. 66 and earlier used
>one line, and from what I've been told it's quite a bit smaller than
>the line used for the 67. 68 on up has it mounted high in the fender
>well area.
>
>What are my options for fixing this? I would imagine every used 67
>reservoir is going to be in equally-crappy shape in terms of brittle
>plastic. How do I go about fixing this new problem?
>

I either installed a dual reservoir by the left inner fender for my 66 Type 1
when I upgraded the master to a dual or I used the original reservoir with a
tee to feed my master. Just can't remember way back then!

later,
dave
Reminder........
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,
when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their
shoes. Frieda Norris

>I either installed a dual reservoir by the left inner fender for my 66 Type 1<

On my '60 ragtop I just drilled two holes large enough for the linesa nd
mounted the dual reservoir in the same location as the stock reservoir.
--Dan E