-=> Quoting Roy J. Tellason to METT RENFROW <=-
 RJT> @MSGID: 1:270/615.0 42f04fd1
 RJT> METT RENFROW wrote in a message to DAY BROWN:
 
 DB> Look underneath at the inside of the drums for leakage.  how far 
 DB> do you havta drive this thing. any bad down hill runs? can you 
 
 MR>         After dealing with the Swiss-cheese brake lines on
 MR> my       other car, I can sure appreciate that advice.
 
 
 
 DB> to leak out all the fluid, *all* the brakes are gone!  72? maybe 
 DB> on a lincoln. bring extra brake fluid. 
 
 MR>                 The manual states that it has dual brakes.
 RJT> Dual brakes don't seem to mean squat...
 RJT> I've been in about three different situations where I lost half the
 RJT> brakes.  In one case the axle seals failed and I got gear oil all over
 RJT> the rear ones,  whoops,  all of a sudden I don't have the braking I'm
 RJT> supposed to... 
 RJT> The other couple of times was because of front hose failure and those
 RJT> times it was like I had no brakes at all.  Dual systems didn't mean a
 RJT> whole lot,  not at all. 
 RJT> email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
 RJT> -!- 
 RJT>  ! Origin: TANSTAAFL BBS 717-432-0764 (1:270/615)
Something I've done when -half- the brakes go out (ruptured line, wheel 
cylendar going out, etc) it take a thin piece of sheet metal (1/16" or 
thinner) and cut it into a very small circle that is small enough it fit into
the hole in the master cylendar where the brake line goes, then put the 
brake line back in and tighten it and then fill the reservor back up.
Presto you have your brakes back. Hopefully the remaining brakes are strong
enough get you where you need to go before they go out to.
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