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To: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Big smoke
From: Dave Carpenter <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:53:04 -0400
Guess the brake servo bought it. Had the BJ8 out Thursday evening and it 
was running great. The brakes were a bit soft even after a bleeding. 
Short trip so took it easy and careful. On the way home I go up a steep 
long stretch that would be safe to let it wind up in second and third. 
At the top of the hill it levels off a ways and the traffic light turned 
red, so I stopped. That's when the billows of white smoke engulfed the 
entire rear of the car and couldn't see the car behind me. All the 
gauges looked good, idle was smooth, smoke subsided then quit. It was 
pretty white and didn't smell of antifreeze or engine oil, but it had a 
distinct smell that one doesn't normally relate to either of the usual 
fluid leaks. If after running that hard up the hill and then backing off 
the throttle, I'm assuming the missing fluid I topped up in the brake 
reservoir must have been sucked into the manifold under vacuum. When I 
get some time, I'll investigate further. Fluid isn't going out anywhere 
that I can see, so I'm going to be looking at the servo and doing a 
rebuild. We have a local shop that specializes in such rebuilds, but I 
think I'll try it myself first because that's the way I am. (Cheap, 
handy and dumb enough to venture into the unknown). I've read the past 
posts and have some filed about the pitfalls and specail requirements of 
the boosters and I'm not scared. Any other suggestions appreciated.

Dave
67 BJ8
60 BT7
60 Bugeye




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