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1. I went to see a 1967 Volvo Estate that was advertised on Craig's List as part of an estate sale in Woodbridge CT (near New Haven). The deceased was a lawyer or something but a DIYer as well, I guess, for all the stuff he had accumulated. The wagon sat in a leaky, open shed and up to it's axles in mud and dirt that has washed
in. The entire interior was moldy with at least an inch of standing water in it, the engine compartment an even rusty brown. It was about as sad a thing as I ever saw in person. Well they were asking $1,650 and eventually got $1,000. So maybe there will be a happy ending to the story. Other notables, a 1953 Buick convertible, dismantled and left to rot outdoors. Supposedly the straight 8 had been rebuilt and sat on a stand in the garage. One more? A KarmannGhia convertible, also left outdoors and in the deceased ownership since 1997 when he paid $400 for it. Lots of parts for it, including a brand new gas tank. The car now belongs to my grandson. As he picked up the pieces today he came across a new 120 oem clutch master and slave cylinder. This is good because I'm just replacing mine, too bad I already bought a Wilwood cmc a few days ago along with a kit for my slave cylinder. Oh well, I'll use the new slave cylinder and keep the old one, freshly honed, for an emergency.
2. So that brings me to my question, I am switching the clutch cylinders to DOT5, I did this on my 2 door a year or so ago and that is working out. This time I only have to clean the old brake fluid out of the line between the cylinders, since the cylinders are new. I used denatured alcohol as suggested by someone on Volvo Amazon (facebook). So I'm wondering if the brake system could be easily cleansed the same way, by just pumping denatured alcohol through the brake circuit, as if I were bleeding the brakes. This includes the brake booster, brake lines, calipers and wheel cylinders. Then followed by compressed air to dry it out. Or would it be necessary to remove and dismantle wheel cylinders and calipers to properly clean
them?
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