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Fw: Re:Disappearing Brake Fluid

To: "Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Fw: Re:Disappearing Brake Fluid
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 19:55:14 -0400
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
To: "Douglas W Flagg" <dwflagg@juno.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: Re:Disappearing Brake Fluid


> Doug,
> Check the wheel cylinders. One of them for sure is losing fluid. You might 
> be able to see the location of the offending cylinder by looking at the 
> inboard brake back plates. One of them may well be dark and damp. Check 
> for damp or mushy brake hoses too. If fluid has leaked onto the linings, 
> they'll need replacing too.
> Rich Chrysler
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Douglas W Flagg" <dwflagg@juno.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 7:22 PM
> Subject: Re:Disappearing Brake Fluid
>
>
>>I have a question about my friend's early BN4 brakes. About a year and a
>> half ago I went to use his car and found the brake master cylinder almost
>> empty. The car had been sitting for a while, but previous to that the
>> brakes
>> had worked fine. Filling the reservoir and pumping the brakes restored
>> the
>> brakes to what seemed normal operation. The car was parked in his garage
>> last fall. Today I went over to start the car a drive it for a bit, but
>> again found
>> the brake master cylinder empty. Filling the cylinder and pumping the
>> brakes
>> restored some of the braking function, but not all. I realize they
>> probably needed
>> to be bled, but my question is what could be the source of the
>> disappearance.
>> There did not appear to be any fluid on the carpet under the car (for
>> normal leaks
>> like oil). Any thoughts? TIA.
>>
>> Doug
>> '56 BN2




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