Trevor Butt
20th May 2007, 06:10 AM
Hi,
Just a couple of things I have learnt over time about running Fulvias.
If your brakes seem to stick on but slowly relax over a short distance there is a very small hole inder the master cylinder close to the mounting point onto the vacuum servo, this gets blocked with time and stops the piston returning so use a paper clip or bin to clear. No mention of this in the repair or service manuals but someone added a note to my copy. Probably best to strip off master cylinder and clean properly if you have time.
Second tip is that I chased an intermittant lights problem for a couple of week, dashboard and intruments out three or four times and swapping relays etc. No cure until I kept using the switch and pondered until I came to the conclusion that the flasher switch button seemed to be where the problem lay. Stretched the little spring in the button and hey presto all okay. Hours wasted on this one but probably down to me ignorance of electrics.
Regards,
Trevor Butt
Just a couple of things I have learnt over time about running Fulvias.
If your brakes seem to stick on but slowly relax over a short distance there is a very small hole inder the master cylinder close to the mounting point onto the vacuum servo, this gets blocked with time and stops the piston returning so use a paper clip or bin to clear. No mention of this in the repair or service manuals but someone added a note to my copy. Probably best to strip off master cylinder and clean properly if you have time.
Second tip is that I chased an intermittant lights problem for a couple of week, dashboard and intruments out three or four times and swapping relays etc. No cure until I kept using the switch and pondered until I came to the conclusion that the flasher switch button seemed to be where the problem lay. Stretched the little spring in the button and hey presto all okay. Hours wasted on this one but probably down to me ignorance of electrics.
Regards,
Trevor Butt