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Re: [Healeys] Empty Brake/Clutch Reservoir

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Empty Brake/Clutch Reservoir
From: Price Lindsay <050.rpl@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 08:36:04 -0500
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Looks like it is the brake booster. I have it out and ready for 
repair/replacement. I received a referral to use White Post Restorations out of 
White Post, VA.  Has anyone used this company for replacing their servo booster?

Price Lindsay
67 BJ8


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> On Nov 30, 2015, at 3:37 PM, R. Price Lindsay <050.rpl@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Iâ??ve looked through the archives and canâ??t 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 (itâ??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.  
> 
> 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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