Hello Rod,

Rod Gasson on 02-20-97 Spoke to Ron T about car
RG>G'day Ron,

RG>18 Feb 97 09:28, Ron T Lewis wrote to Chris Burgess:

RG> RTL> I'm geting rather tired of this crap about 'cracked brake
RG> RTL> hoses' being a danger to the public.

RG>ARe you saying that it's safe????

Yep! Perfectly safe...  
Well at least going by the diagnosis you guys have told hiom it's not.

RG> RTL> Would any of you experts care to explain WHY they are a danger
RG> RTL> to the  public???

RG>Ever had a cracked radiator hose in your car?   What happens as the
RG>water heats up and the pressure increases?  It leaks doesn't it.
RG>Same thing can happen with break hoses - Pushing your foot on that
RG>brake pedal produces considerable pressure - sooner or later the hose
RG>will give way and you'll have no brakes.

Jesus christ Rod, a bloody radiator hose shares absolutely NO 
resemblance in make or design with a high pressure brake hose.

The outer skin of a radiator hose is load bearing material and decreases 
the capacity of the hose if damaged.. The high pressure hose outer skin 
shares NO such responsibility, in fact the hose would operate for it's 
entire design life quite happily without the outer skin.

The skin is ONLY there to protect the high pressure webbing from 
EXTERNAL damage and it having a crack is absolutely of no importance.

There is NO reasonable excuse for intelligent people to tell Paul he's 
risking life and limb driving a car with cracked brake hoses unless 
someone can tell him the high pressure webbing or inner tubing is also 
damaged..

(OH! Well, Lifes like that Sumtimes) Regards Ron T Lewis

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