It’s already been a few weeks ago since I changed the hydraulic fluid in the brake and clutch circuits of ‘t Kreng. But I hadn’t had the opportunity to test the car after the bleeding session. Luckily last Saturday Roger and I had planned to do the (hopefully!?) final reconnaissance of the route for this year’s edition of our “Nachtrit”.
Though I did have some reservations on choosing ‘t Kreng as the car for this tour, I ultimately decided to go for it! And glad I did, as it was a fabulous ±450 kilometres long drive from door to door. And circa 300 kilometres of these were driven on, mostly Belgian, country lanes and back roads.
It was jolly good fun. So much so I did forget to take some pictures from time to time! It was also a stark reminder of how good this car still handles after all those years since she was restored.
And when I returned home I thought it would be nice to check how these ±450 kilometres would show on the hydraulic fluid of the clutch system. Well here’s the answer. The picture I took directly after bleeding:
And for comparison the picture I took upon returning home with just over 450 kilometres later. Already looking slightly murky. And it clearly shows to me why the hydraulic systems need regular fluid changes:
The cooling system again performed faultlessly!
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