[Healeys] Empty Brake/Clutch Reservoir

[Michael Oritt]

Perhaps there is a leak in the wall between the chambers allowing the
draining of one to empty both.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 3:47 PM, R. Price Lindsay <050.rpl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes but why would the clutch side be empty?
>
> Price Lindsay
>
>
>
> On Nov 30, 2015, at 3:43 PM, josef-eckert at t-online.de wrote:
>
> The brake fluid might be in the brake booster. They like to eat it when
> the seals are gone.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Germany
>
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> Betreff: [Healeys] Empty Brake/Clutch Reservoir
> Datum: 2015-11-30T21:38:59+0100
> Von: "R. Price Lindsay" <050.rpl at gmail.com>
> An: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
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> I’ve looked through the archives and can’t find anything quite like this.
> I see where fluid escapes from the brake side of the reservoir or the
> clutch side; but not both.
>
> I drove my BJ8 to Gettysburg from FL this summer without incidence of
> brake issues.  The brakes were strong and responsive.  Since then I have
> driven it very little (it’s HOT in FL in July, August and September).  I
> took the car to a local car show a week or two ago and everything was
> fine.  I got in the car last night and the brake petal went down and inch
> or so before engaging with a strong petal.  I looked at the fluid level and
> both the brake side and clutch side were virtually empty.  I noticed that
> the reservoir cap was not seated correctly, which is odd and the cap on the
> radiator was also loose, odder yet.  There is no sign of spillage in the
> engine bay nor on the floor.
>
> Can a loose reservoir cap cause most all of the fluid to escape from both
> the brake side as well as the clutch?
>
> Price Lindsay
> 67 BJ8
>
>
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