How To: Restoration of Ford M8 armoured car US Ordnance number 7373

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Hi Mike,

These cylinders are all stainless steel sleeved. The fact that the vehicle wouldn't get a lot of use was the reason I went that way.

Hi Lynn,

That's a good point about the bleeders. I replaced the original WW2 bleeders with these ones and I can't recall whether I checked if they are tapered or straight. I guess it is possible they may not be sealing quite well enough and it is allowing fluid to leak from the bleeder seat into the area between the sleeve and the housing.

I'll take them off and photograph them. It would be interesting to fit the WW2 bleeders and see if that changes things.