Re: leaking brake fluid reservior

thanks guys. i will take out the excess fluid (eyedropper is a great
suggestion) and check for leaks at the bottom seal at the bottom of the
reservoir (would never thought of that). i have a suspicion that the sloppy
mechanic that replaced the heater hose leaned on the reservoir during the
repair and probably damaged the seal at the bottom.
thanks again!

"Chuck" <Chuckk2nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:KcJpf.31498$Mi5.8075@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If being overfull is not the cause. The plastic tank to metal seal at the
> bottom of the tank can leak. This may mean a new O ring, or a new plastic
> tank.
>
> "miker" <miker4butnospamok@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:lPEpf.3967$mj1.1729@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> You already did a pretty good job of troubleshooting!
>>
>> Wipe it down nice and dry so you can see where the leak starts from. You
> can
>> use something like an eyedropper to remove fluid to get it under the full
>> line.
>>
>>
>> Christopher Muto <muto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:fVDpf.3932$u36.3592@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> > '95 triple black
>> > After recently having a heater hose blow out on me I have been
>> > extremely
>> > sensitive to smells from my engine. After the heater hose was repair I
>> > still thought that I smelled something... At first I thought it was
>> perhaps
>> > burn off from the antifreeze sprayed on the engine from the failed
>> > hose.
>> > But it lingered and so I decided to stared at my engine for a while and
>> > discovered a drip from the brake fluid reservoir. The fluid hits the
>> > plastic shroud below the brake fluid reservoir it and then drips onto
> the
>> > manifold. The brake fluid is above the full line and I am not sure
>> exactly
>> > where the drip is coming from. Perhaps when accelerating or breaking
>> > it
>> is
>> > simply leaking out the seal at the lid since it is so full. Has anyone
>> > heard of this before? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot such a
> leak?
>> > Many thanks!
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>


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