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Re: [Healeys] Empty Brake/Clutch Reservoir

To: "R. Price Lindsay" <050.rpl@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Empty Brake/Clutch Reservoir
From: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:17:11 -0500
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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@gmail.com> wrote=
:

> 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:
>
> The brake fluid might be in the brake booster. They like to eat it when
> the seals are gone.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Germany
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: [Healeys] Empty Brake/Clutch Reservoir
> Datum: 2015-11-30T21:38:59+0100
> Von: "R. Price Lindsay" &lt;050.rpl@gmail.com>
> An: "Healey List" &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;
>
> 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.
>
> 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 Septemb=
er).  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 a=
nd
> 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 t=
he
> 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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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Perha=
ps there is a leak in the wall between the chambers allowing the draining o=
f one to empty both.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333=
ff"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff">Best--Mi=
chael Oritt</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote">On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 3:47 PM, R. Price Lindsay <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">050.rpl@gmail.com=
</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word=
-wrap:break-word">Yes but why would the clutch side be empty?<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><br><br></span>

</div>
<br><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Nov 30, 2015, at 3:43 PM, <a hre=
f=3D"mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de"; target=3D"_blank">josef-eckert@t-onli=
ne.de</a> wrote:</div><br><div>The brake fluid might be in the brake booste=
r. They like to eat it when the seals are gone.<br><br>Josef Eckert<br>Germ=
any<br><br>-----Original-Nachricht-----<br>Betreff: [Healeys] Empty Brake/C=
lutch Reservoir<br>Datum: 2015-11-30T21:38:59+0100<br>Von: &quot;R. Price L=
indsay&quot; &amp;lt;<a href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank"=
>050.rpl@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>An: &quot;Healey List&quot; &amp;lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net=
</a>&amp;gt;<br><br>I=E2=80=99ve looked through the archives and can=E2=80=
=99t find anything quite like this.=C2=A0 I see where fluid escapes from th=
e brake side of the reservoir or the clutch side; but not both.<br><br>I dr=
ove my BJ8 to Gettysburg from FL this summer without incidence of brake iss=
ues.=C2=A0 The brakes were strong and responsive.=C2=A0 Since then I have d=
riven it very little (it=E2=80=99s HOT in FL in July, August and September)=
.=C2=A0 I took the car to a local car show a week or two ago and everything=
 was fine.=C2=A0 I got in the car last night and the brake petal went down =
and inch or so before engaging with a strong petal.=C2=A0 I looked at the f=
luid level and both the brake side and clutch side were virtually empty.=C2=
=A0 I noticed that the reservoir cap was not seated correctly, which is odd=
 and the cap on the radiator was also loose, odder yet.=C2=A0 There is no s=
ign of spillage in the engine bay nor on the floor. =C2=A0<br><br>Can a loo=
se reservoir cap cause most all of the fluid to escape from both the brake =
side as well as the clutch? =C2=A0<br><br>Price Lindsay<br>67 BJ8<br><br><b=
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