[Healeys] Vanishing Brake Fluid

[i erbs]

Check the clutch master too. Pull the rubber cap back and check for
moisture

Mr. Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
On Feb 27, 2016 3:26 PM, "Price Lindsay" <050.rpl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ira - I think you may have hit the nail on the head!  I pulled the carpet
> back and there the moisture was!!  I'll replace the unit and hopefully my
> problem will be solved.
>
> Thank you, thank you!!!
>
> Price Lindsay
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 27, 2016, at 6:08 PM, R. Price Lindsay <050.rpl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Ira.  I’ll look at that in the next day or two.
>
> Price Lindsay
>
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> On Feb 27, 2016, at 5:50 PM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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 at 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’ve 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.
>>
>> I just checked the brake reservoir and it’s about 20% down.  So I
>> rechecked all of the lines and connections and I couldn’t 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 “mysterious
>> place” that brake fluid goes not to be detected?  I’ve heard that the
>> master cylinder could cause such an issue but I don’t 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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