There's so little 3-1 on the blade that it makes no difference at all, especially when the knife is wiped down prior to cutting into food (unless you like using dirty knives). If the knife is used primarily for food, then a vegetable oil or even bacon grease can be used. Eventually the blade will get a dark and splotchy patina that will protect it from corrosion, so little oil is needed after that point. I still carry this exact knife every day, it's in my pocket right now. I hardly oil it anymore, just when I sharpen it.

Maybe, I might have some notes. I know I used a lot of caps that I already had in my spares box, and I ordered some from Mouser. I can check on that for you. If I find it, then I'll post a list of components in the description.

Then you know for certain that your problem isn't an air bubble. I would suspect a faulty master cylinder or perhaps a clutch plate failure. Something else is wrong that bleeding the system won't fix. Use a C clamp to hold the slave piston and press on the clutch pedal. If its firm, then you have a mechanical problem with the clutch pack. If its still mushy after bleeding, then the problem is most likely the master cylinder

@@tjsogmc The master is new flex hose also and the slave ...I'm going to work on it Friday morning and start from scratch...😏 When a crack opens the line at the master cylinder and press on the cluch pedal i do get some oil .. Will see what happens next...

Yes, the 2.2uf is just fine. Make sure the voltage rating is correct, that's about the only real concern. The amp isn't going to care about the difference between 2 and 2.2 uf.

Ps. I got the exact same version as you have. But I see a lot of Mercators they have the backlock standing out on where it meets the blade. Do you know why this is?

Glad that it worked out for you. Believe me, I've wasted hundreds of hours fiddling around trying to bleed these clutches using traditional methods and nothing ever really worked. Not to mention how many good cylinders I've probably changed thinking they were bad when it was just a trapped air bubble. I hated these cars until I learned this reverse method that can be done with a few simple tools. Now it's actually a pleasure to do a clutch bleed!

I use DOT3 brake fluid. Same as what's in the brakes.

Yes. Push and hold that first time to clear the upper chamber. It's not the end of the world if you don't. It just takes a little bit longer to bleed the system out.

@Red Scorpion 6 Thank you ,just starting my adventures with 1977 mg.

He says he bought them from Mouser.

I got them from .ouser. but any supplier should have them like Digi-key. Replace the caps one at a time. Take photos and do it methodically.

If I can help just one person, then its all worth it to me. I am very glad that you got your car up and running again using this method!

A Schecter Diamond Series Scorpion. It's very nice, extremely high standard of quality control and good hardware.

.....its mentioned in the first 30 seconds of the video.

Yes the master volume was added to later versions of this range of amps. I have both the Bass 400 & Musician 400 amps with master voliume. You can find PDF manuals online of these both with & without master volume.

I agree. I feel the same way about paying extra money to have a "relic" guitar finish. Why pay to have a fake old finish on a new item?

Glad I could help! Sometimes doing "more" work makes everything easier and faster. I spent a lot of time fooling with these things until I learned a surefire method. No reason why everyone shouldn't know about this.

The Sandvik steel 12c27 is much better than the soft 420

You probably have a bad master or slave cylinder then If you put a c clamp on the slave cylinder and still have a soft pedal, then you definitely confirmed the bad master or slave. If you clamp the slave and the pedal is rock hard, then your clutch pack is worn out or broken. It's a very simple process and therefore easy to overthink it. 😁

Yes, modern technology has made many improvements since this particular amp was made (1977). As I mentioned in the video, there is a foot pedal that originally came with the amp that allows you to shift all the functions I showed without having to unplug first. I want to get an original unit, but if I can't locate one, then I will have to make one for myself.