Re: [Healeys] Brake fluid

[Hank Leach via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>]

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<div>Well our friends at Moss, and Roger Moment, seem to feel that it is =
the solution to the drip:</div>
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sku-cell" role=3D"cell"><a href=3D"https://mossmotors.=
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Viton insert, replacement"><a href=3D"https://mossmotors.=
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steel with Viton insert, replacement</a></div>
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role=3D"cell">BN1-BJ8</div>
<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Jake V"=
 &lt;britishauto@gmail.com&gt; <br>To: "Hank Leach" &lt;gradea1@charter.=
net&gt; <br>Cc: "vfwac@vfw.org" &lt;eyera3000@gmail.com&gt;, "Healey team" =
&lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt; <br>Sent: October 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM PDT =
<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake fluid </div>
<div>Viton or fluoroelastomer=
 is not compatible with glycol based brake fluid.&nbsp;
<div>I went thru this with o rings in a hydraulic throw out bearing in my =
MGB V8. The Viton ones didn't even last as long as the nitrile ones, and =
both materials failed.</div>
<div>It needs to be EPDM.</div>
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
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<div class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 9, 2026, 4:01 PM Hank Leach via =
Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.=
net</a>&gt; wrote:</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>IRA- as you know brake fluid is a bad thing. However, since it is a =
petroleum product I use kerosene to first clean and dilute it then =
follow-up with some paint thinner (mineral spirits) to prep the area for =
primer /paint. Its a mess. The repair for the cannister is developed by =
Roger Moment and available from Moss. These Viton wrapped washers will not =
be eaten by the fluid and they tighten well to stop the drip. =
Hank<br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "<a href=3D"mailto:vfwac@vfw.=
org" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">vfwac@vfw.org</a>" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noopener">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>&gt; <br>To: "Ahealey help" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noopener">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; <br>Sent: October 8, 2026 =
at 12:23 PM PDT <br>Subject: [Healeys] Brake fluid</div>
<div>
<div>My leaking fluid has been sourced to the brake reservoir. Does anyone =
know how to nutralize the corrosive properties of the fluid?</div>
<div>My paint is lifting in places.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6</div>
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