<VV> brakes break

[BBRT]

You'll be fine if you install mechanical linkages and drag your feet thru 
the rusted floorboards.  Leave plenty of stopping distance and you might 
want to install emergency brakes on the front wheels too-When you do so, use 
the foot-operated kind so you can get 121 lb of pressure with each foot; 
give you 2 x 121 divided by four wheels. You'll be fine with 60.5 lbs of 
pressure on your mechanical linkages added to pulling on the hand 
brake-should have no prob stopping your 2600 lb car, in say... a half mile?

:>)

Chuck S
BBRT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Kubin" <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 6:15 PM
Subject: <VV> brakes break


>
> I've mentally compiled a much of the information as I can from the brake 
> fluid thread and have arrived at my Top 10 conclusions:
>
> 1) DOT 3 is best.
>
> 2.DOT 4 is best.
>
> 3) DOT 5 is best.
>
> 4) Synthetic is best.
>
> 5) Whichever is best apparently matters as much to a car that goes 50 
> miles a year as to one that goes 25,000. Owners driving 50 miles per year 
> consider this enough to evaluate.
>
> 6) Air molecules are smaller than brake fluid molecules (duh). Works for 
> me; the one time I tried to breath brake fluid didn't work out.
>
> 7) Brake lines and seals are porous enough to leak air and water 
> molecules, but not mine. My brakes aren't self-bleeding and enough water 
> remains in a well-used system to cause rust and pits in the wheel 
> cylinders.
>
> 8) Even if they don't mix, enough water is 
> dissolved/collected/absorbed/settled in my brake fluid to cause problems 
> like explosive steam discharges. Apparently clean, unopened brake fluid 
> contains a LOT of water.
>
> 9) Although liquids  don't compress, apparently some brake fluids do, at 
> least enough to notice.
>
> 10) My car doesn't care what I use. Or maybe it does.
>
> So guys, please help. I just want to make sure I got it right. If I ever 
> have a brake failure, I want to eliminate the fluid as the cause. I don't 
> want to say "dem's da brakes."
>
>
>
> Chuck Kubin
>
>
>
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