Re: IML: (no subject)

[Brooks <vm.dude@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That "fitting" should have a rubber hose on it, running up into the frame, or up high on the car, with a one-way valve that lets it vent to the atmosphere, but closes to prevent water etc. from entering.  The one-way valve goes in the other end of the hose, i.e., the one not connected to the axle.

If you had a hose, you probalby would not be losing fluid, unless of course it's overheating and something's wrong.

WITHOUT a hose, it's probably simply operating normally and slinging oil off the spinning axle out the hole/orifice.

If you have another car with an axle, you can check out the location and approximate that with a piece of fuel line and I bet you'll be fine.

--Brooks in Dallas

>From: YBSHORE@xxxxxxx
>Date: Wed Jun 14 16:30:04 CDT 2006
>To: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Cc: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: IML: (no subject)

>Fellow Imperialists,     I own a 1956 four door sedan and am still working bugs out of a long dormant beauty and I am having trouble with a fitting on top of the rear axle which looks like it provides relief for the rear diff as well as a tee fitting for the hydraulic brake system.  Though at this time I do not have performance issues, I am leaking constantly out of it and am concerned I will run out of either diff or brake fluid on the road in a catastrophic incident.  I have cleaned and refit it several times to no avail.  Is there a trick I am missing? ybshore



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