Originally Posted by TearlessTom

Quick question for those who store their Crossfires.

I live in the south where we can drive year around. I have had mine for one year now. I remember when I bought it the brake pedal felt a little soft to me but that went away after a while. Not sure if real or imaginary but they seemed to improve in my perspective. The previous owner did not drive the car much, maybe 1000 miles a year or so if that.

Fast forward. This past month or so I haven't been driving the Crossfire. I had bought a new to me truck and have been needing to use it at work to haul some stuff and then the weather has been bad, lots of rain etc so for the 1st time the crossfire has sat in the garage untouched with the exception of a coat of wax.

I decided to drive it today to maintain the battery and the fact that I have missed it.
When I got in it fired right up running like a sewing machine.

However, the Brake Pedal went to the floor!!!!!!

I've had power brakes do similar before, but they easily pumped up and maintained their pedal afterward.

The crossfire took quite a bit of pumping to bring it back up and it was never truly firm. I moved the car back and forth in the garage a few times and it stopped fine. I didn't drive it but ran my errand in the truck. When I came back it was low again. Not as low as before but still low.

I see no fluid leaks, the revivor was full. Not as clean as I would like but still as would be expected for similar mileage vehicles. I have bought fluid already as I had planned to flush the system just as PM.

Humidity here is very high year around so much so that the engine started to steam when it heated up after being stored inside a closed garage.

So, am I looking at a vacuum leak? or an "O" ring or seal?

Where should I start???


Is this an issue when stored?