LBC leaks in general

[Bugeye58]

I've been following the saga of the leaking heater valve, and thought of all the various fluids I have seen under my cars over the years.
When I was going to paint the floor of my race car trailer, which only carries LBCs, someone asked me if I was just going to mix the Speedy Dry right in with the paint!
A few years ago when Jaguar was the Featured Marque at the Meadowbrook Historic Races, here at Waterford Hills, we handed out 5# bags of Speedy Dry at registration to all entrants driving British vehicles. Everyone got a chuckle out of it.
Bugeye58

 

[Guest]

my MG does not leak. It just marks it's place

 

[Bugeye58]

When I was in the Air Force, the standard line was, "That's not a leak, it's just normal seepage for cooling and lubrication".
Bugeye58

 

[Bret]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bugeye58:
When I was in the Air Force, the standard line was, "That's not a leak, it's just normal seepage for cooling and lubrication".
Bugeye58<hr></blockquote>

Yes well, in the Rotor-Wing world of Marine Corps’ Aviation - if it didn’t leak then there was a problem and usually meant that the hydraulic reservoir was bone dry and so shouldn’t be flown

Especially if it was a CH-53 or a CH-46.

Bret
UH-1N Huey Crewchief (or SkidKid)

[ 06-16-2003: Message edited by: Bret ]</p>

 

[Bugeye58]

Roger that.
Much like British cars, aviation is the same way. "Either it leaks, it will, or it's empty".
Bugeye58

 

[Andre the Giant]

****, I'd better go out and check the oil on the Midget! It hasn't leaked since I changed the oil a few weeks ago. (Maybe I forgot to put oil back in it!)