Re: [Healeys] Vanishing Brake Fluid

[i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>]

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Have you checked the carpet under where your pedal pushrod goes into the
master cyl?

Mr. Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
On Feb 27, 2016 1:36 PM, "R. Price Lindsay" <050.rpl@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 s=
o.  Oddly,
> on my last trip, I smelled something like anti freeze escaping but the
> system is full.
>
> 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 an=
y 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=9Cmyst=
erious
> place=E2=80=9D that brake fluid goes not to be detected?  I=E2=80=99ve he=
ard that the
> master cylinder could cause such an issue but I don=E2=80=99t see any flu=
id 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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<p dir=3D"ltr">Have you checked the carpet under where your pedal pushrod g=
oes into the master cyl?</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Feb 27, 2016 1:36 PM, &quot;R. Price Lindsay&=
quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com";>050.rpl@gmail.com</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"w=
ord-wrap:break-word">After finding my brake reservoir empty of fluid a few =
months ago and checking all the lines and connections which were sound, I s=
ent my servo to be rebuilt.=C2=A0 The repair shop told me there was fuel in=
 the servo causing the gaskets to dry out and leak.=C2=A0 OK, they rebuilt =
it, gave me a check valve, sent it back, I installed it with the new valve =
and I bled the system.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve had it out on a few local runs, m=
aybe 50 miles or so.=C2=A0 Oddly, on my last trip, I smelled something like=
 anti freeze escaping but the system is full. =C2=A0<div><br></div><div>I j=
ust checked the brake reservoir and it=E2=80=99s about 20% down.=C2=A0 So I=
 rechecked all of the lines and connections and I couldn=E2=80=99t find any=
 leaks - everything is dry.<div><div><br></div><div>Should I expect some lo=
ss of fluid when the servo is newly installed, the system is fully bled and=
 I have a strong petal?=C2=A0 Is there a =E2=80=9Cmysterious place=E2=80=9D=
 that brake fluid goes not to be detected?=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve heard that th=
e master cylinder could cause such an issue but I don=E2=80=99t see any flu=
id around it or the connections and how much fluid could it hold?</div><div=
><br></div><div>Thank you for your help.<br><div>
<span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&#39;T=
imes New Roman&#39;;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:norma=
l;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-ind=
ent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br>Price =
Lindsay<br>67 BJ8</span></div>
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