A random selection of posts about travel and tinkering with mechanical machines. Mostly cars from 1937 to 1999, manufactured in English speaking parts of the world, but also kayaks and sewing machines. So here you can see how we travel, drive, paddle, break fix and find on a regular basis. On a desktop, you can choose your favourite item from the list on the right, choose a page from the menu or simply scroll down to see the latest.
The seals on the front brakes were weeping a bit, so it was time to fit a new set because the cylinders were nice and smooth. They are standard 1/8 seals. Bleeding the brakes with my new vacuum bleeder didn't really work. It turned out it was easier the old way: pumping by foot and then lock the pedal in place with my spare "steel pegleg".
