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RE: Big smoke

To: "Dave Carpenter" <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>,
Subject: RE: Big smoke
From: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:49:46 -0400
Hey Dave---that'll teach you not to drive your Healey to a Club meeting:):)
Let me know if I can help.

Tom





> [Original Message]
> From: Dave Carpenter <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>
> To: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>; tom felts
<tomfelts@earthlink.net>; Dick Gaier <dgaier@romarparts.com>
> Date: 4/16/05 9:54:28 PM
> Subject: Big smoke
>
> 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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