Miata Mailing List: April 1993, Message #45
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   From: (none)
Subject: varia
   Date: (none)

OK, all you southerners gloating in yer' warmth - I am definitely jealous! It
actually got into the upper 40's (maybe even 50's) today. I washed the car and
even had the top down. My saying around here is "if it's above 40, the top is
down!" I, too, can vouch for the efficiency of the heater (even to the point
where it is -20 with the windchill and driving 70 mph). It does work quite well
in Wisconsin.
	About those people who drive on warm, sunny days with the top up - I
agree, buy another car if you can't enjoy the roadster as it's meant to be! I
was in Atlanta in August and saw *several* Miatas with the tops up! Similar
occurances have happened in NC. Those are the kind of people who don't know
about THE CLUB. I think it is our duty to inform these people about the joys
of having the wind blow through our hair! BTW, we *still* have snow on the
ground. :-( Luckily, it's now just small patches. With my luck, we'll get more
soon! ;-)
	On to something real. As I was washing my car, I looked under the hood
and noticed that my master cylinder was leaking (again). I had this problem
several months ago and had the M/C replaced. Three months later, it's up to its
old tricks again. Has anyone else had this (or a similar) problem? I have a
92b with ABS, 5spd, lsd, & a/c. The leak occurs at the grommets/gaskets between
the reservoir and cylinder. The brakes still work, but they get soft when
holding the pedal down. So far the fluid has worn the paint off the booster and
is starting to damage the paint in the engine compartment. The dealer didn't
seem sympathetic to my plea for fixing the paint problems. This time I will
make certain they understand that they should be responsible for the paint.
Thoughts, comments, questions?
	-amp-