diff --git a/Cantera/src/base/ct_defs.h b/Cantera/src/base/ct_defs.h
index c394cadb7..85e5e8334 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/base/ct_defs.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/base/ct_defs.h
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ namespace Cantera {
 #define USE_STL_VECTOR
 #ifdef USE_STL_VECTOR
   //! Vector of doubles.
+  /*!
+   *  @deprecated array_fp is going away, because vector_fp means the same thing
+   */
     typedef std::vector<double>        array_fp;
   //! Vector of doubles.
     typedef std::vector<double>        vector_fp;
diff --git a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.cpp b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.cpp
index 8833140b0..d6303dc28 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.cpp
@@ -37,16 +37,22 @@ namespace Cantera {
     m_nBinInt(0),
     m_tmin(-1.0),
     m_tmax(100000.),
+    m_viscMixModel(0),
+    m_ionCondMixModel(0),
+    m_lambdaMixModel(0),
+    m_diffMixModel(0),
+    m_radiusMixModel(0),
     m_iStateMF(-1),
+    concTot_(0.0),
+    concTot_tran_(0.0),
+    dens_(0.0),
     m_temp(-1.0),
     m_press(-1.0),
-
     m_lambda(-1.0),
     m_viscmix(-1.0),
     m_ionCondmix(-1.0),
-    m_mobRatMix(-1.0),
-    m_selfDiffMix(-1.0),
-
+    m_mobRatMix(0),
+    m_selfDiffMix(0),
     m_visc_mix_ok(false),
     m_visc_temp_ok(false),
     m_visc_conc_ok(false),
@@ -73,22 +79,28 @@ namespace Cantera {
   }
 
 
-  LiquidTransport::LiquidTransport(const LiquidTransport &right) :
-    Transport(),
+  LiquidTransport::LiquidTransport(const LiquidTransport &right) : 
+    Transport(right.m_thermo, right.m_nDim),
     m_nsp(0),
     m_nBinInt(0),
     m_tmin(-1.0),
     m_tmax(100000.),
+    m_viscMixModel(0),
+    m_ionCondMixModel(0),
+    m_lambdaMixModel(0),
+    m_diffMixModel(0),
+    m_radiusMixModel(0),
     m_iStateMF(-1),
+    concTot_(0.0),
+    concTot_tran_(0.0),
+    dens_(0.0),
     m_temp(-1.0),
     m_press(-1.0),
-
     m_lambda(-1.0),
     m_viscmix(-1.0),
     m_ionCondmix(-1.0),
-    m_mobRatMix(-1.0),
-    m_selfDiffMix(-1.0),
-
+    m_mobRatMix(0),
+    m_selfDiffMix(0),
     m_visc_mix_ok(false),
     m_visc_temp_ok(false),
     m_visc_conc_ok(false),
diff --git a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.h b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.h
index 133624ca5..2feb83ee2 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/transport/LiquidTransport.h
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ namespace Cantera {
      *
      *  k is the species index
      *  n is the dimensional index (x, y, or z). It has a length
-     *    equal to m_nDimm_
+     *    equal to m_nDim
      *  
      *    m_Grad_X[n*m_nsp + k]
      *