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Subject: [Healeys] Vanishing Brake Fluid
From: "R. Price Lindsay" <050.rpl@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 16:36:05 -0500
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After finding my brake reservoir empty of fluid a few months ago and =
checking all the lines and connections which were sound, I sent my servo =
to be rebuilt.  The repair shop told me there was fuel in the servo =
causing the gaskets to dry out and leak.  OK, they rebuilt it, gave me a =
check valve, sent it back, I installed it with the new valve and I bled =
the system.  I=E2=80=99ve had it out on a few local runs, maybe 50 miles =
or so.  Oddly, on my last trip, I smelled something like anti freeze =
escaping but the system is full. =20

I just checked the brake reservoir and it=E2=80=99s about 20% down.  So =
I rechecked all of the lines and connections and I couldn=E2=80=99t find =
any leaks - everything is dry.

Should I expect some loss of fluid when the servo is newly installed, =
the system is fully bled and I have a strong petal?  Is there a =
=E2=80=9Cmysterious place=E2=80=9D that brake fluid goes not to be =
detected?  I=E2=80=99ve heard that the master cylinder could cause such =
an issue but I don=E2=80=99t see any fluid around it or the connections =
and how much fluid could it hold?

Thank you for your help.

Price Lindsay
67 BJ8


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class=3D"">After finding my brake reservoir empty of fluid a few months =
ago and checking all the lines and connections which were sound, I sent =
my servo to be rebuilt. &nbsp;The repair shop told me there was fuel in =
the servo causing the gaskets to dry out and leak. &nbsp;OK, they =
rebuilt it, gave me a check valve, sent it back, I installed it with the =
new valve and I bled the system. &nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve had it out on a few =
local runs, maybe 50 miles or so. &nbsp;Oddly, on my last trip, I =
smelled something like anti freeze escaping but the system is full. =
&nbsp;<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I just =
checked the brake reservoir and it=E2=80=99s about 20% down. &nbsp;So I =
rechecked all of the lines and connections and I couldn=E2=80=99t find =
any leaks - everything is dry.<div class=3D""><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Should I expect some loss of fluid when =
the servo is newly installed, the system is fully bled and I have a =
strong petal? &nbsp;Is there a =E2=80=9Cmysterious place=E2=80=9D that =
brake fluid goes not to be detected? &nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve heard that the =
master cylinder could cause such an issue but I don=E2=80=99t see any =
fluid around it or the connections and how much fluid could it =
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