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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 10:57 AM
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I've got two in my 88.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by FOURSPEEDVETTE
I think they changed them to one reservoir in 1986. Non the less, the brake fluid looks terrible. Very dirty.
2 in the 89.
2 in the 90s cars that I've seen.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 11:31 AM
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Strange. I've seen many with just one reservoir. But only built during and after 1986. I'm clueless on that one.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by N227GB
If the owner throws in the can of Busch that's sitting on the ragtop in your second picture, you'll only need five more cans for your buddy.



That's a red flag to me. I'd wonder how many other things will need to be corrected.
The yellow wire nut is for the fan, the buckle head wired it to the blower motor control in the dash?? A couple things like that are odd. But all the switches on the dash work ie...oil pressure, oil temp, range trip, coolant temp, volts, fuel rate etc... i did buy it drove it home just over an hour and a half with truck and trailer behind me just in case drove 70 mph never had an issue. I figure if it needs a ton I can part it out to get my 2800 back and then some probably.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 06:45 PM
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87's only had 1 master cylinder reservoir, they caped off the front one and a tube ran to it from the back reservoir. The tubes would leak and the fix was to add a front & rear reservoir. When I did mine I think it was about $60.00 for the kit.

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