[Chrysler300] Mystery Brake Fluid Disappearance

["Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxx>]

Brake fluid does slowly evaporate.  When was the last time the level was checked before it was parked?  My hunch would be the fluid was getting low from evaporation in the master before it was parked and then continued to evaporate over the last year of dead storage.
I've had it happen myself.
Wayne


   Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 10:28:42 EST
   From: moparpjf@xxxxxxx
Subject: Mystery Brake Fluid Disappearance

Hi Gang:
 
    Yesterday I went up to one of the garages I rent,  and tried to move my K 
coupe, in preparation for receiving my F coupe which has  to be out of its 
present storage by next weekend.  The idea was to move the  K from one bay to 
the other, to give the flatbed carrying the F a straight shot  to the garage 
door (as opposed to having to maneuver around the driveway).   In any event, the K 
has been sitting for over a year (I know - bad me!) without  being touched.  
I hooked up the battery, got in, hit the ignition and, in a  few tries, the 
car fired up - shaky at first, but eventually all eight were  purring nicely.  
 
    I let the car warm up for about ten minutes to  get everything warm and 
running, planning on shifting it a couple of times  without letting the car 
move, just to get the trans moving.  I put my foot  on the brake pedal, and it 
went directly to the floor and stayed there - no  return, no nothing.  I opened 
up the master cylinder and it was completely  dry - not a drop.  No evidence 
of a leak from the master - no evidence of  leaks from the brake lines or at 
the wheels.  Any thoughts?  The  gasket on the master was fine - in good shape, 
and the seal on the master was  good.  I had driven the car to the garage and 
parked it, with the brakes  working in good order.  One would think that if 
the brake fluid were  leaking there would be evidence of it at least on the 
floor.  When we  eventually moved the car, the only thing on the floor was a small 
spot of  transmission fluid, which is more than understandable. 
 
    Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
Thanks,
 
Pete Fitch


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