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Yes but why would the clutch side be empty?
Price Lindsay
> On Nov 30, 2015, at 3:43 PM, josef-eckert@t-online.de wrote:
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> The brake fluid might be in the brake booster. They like to eat it =
when the seals are gone.
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> 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@gmail.com>
> An: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
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> I=E2=80=99ve looked through the archives and can=E2=80=99t find =
anything quite like this. I see where fluid escapes from the brake side =
of the reservoir or the clutch side; but not both.
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> 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=E2=80=99s 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. =20
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> Can a loose reservoir cap cause most all of the fluid to escape from =
both the brake side as well as the clutch? =20
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> Price Lindsay
> 67 BJ8
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class=3D"">On Nov 30, 2015, at 3:43 PM, <a =
href=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de"; =
class=3D"">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">The brake fluid =
might be in the brake booster. They like to eat it when the seals are =
gone.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Josef Eckert<br class=3D"">Germany<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">-----Original-Nachricht-----<br =
class=3D"">Betreff: [Healeys] Empty Brake/Clutch Reservoir<br =
class=3D"">Datum: 2015-11-30T21:38:59+0100<br class=3D"">Von: "R. Price =
Lindsay" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">050.rpl@gmail.com</a>><br class=3D"">An: "Healey List" =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ve looked through the archives and can=E2=80=99t =
find anything quite like this. I see where fluid escapes from the =
brake side of the reservoir or the clutch side; but not both.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">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=E2=80=99=
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. <br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Can a loose reservoir cap cause most all of the fluid to =
escape from both the brake side as well as the clutch? <br =
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