Hmmm, tracer dye in green gold?

Phil Payne quattro at isham-research.com
Tue Dec 16 12:09:04 EST 2003


> Another problem I have had is leaks in the hydraulic system that only vent
> under high pressure. Since you normally only rev the car to redline while
> driving, they leak only while you are moving and the holes are so small
> that they can produce a fine mist that blows away. To track these down,
> have someone rev the engine while you follow around the hydraulic lines
> with a flashlight looking for a fine mist.

Another trick is to wrap all the lines in paper kitchen towel (or even newspaper) and see
where the spots appear.

The feed hose from the bottom of the plastic reservoir is sometimes pushed on too far - so the
end of the hose opens up on the start of the reinforcing webs.  Often just loosening the hose
clip, pulling hte hose back a fraction, and retightening will fix a small low-pressure leak.

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  Phil Payne
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