RW> Heh! If you think that's bad, GM, Ford and Chrysler used to make their
RW> brake lines out of the same ferrous metal. If you see a rusted out
RW> clunker
RW> going down the road, then chances are the brake lines are just as rusty.

Yes, and I was a victim of that exact issue.  You would think that metal
lines running under the vehicle would be made of something that doesn't
rust, but that wasn't the case years ago.

My 1980 Malibu suffered a brake line "snap" do to a rusted out
brake line.  I was driving it down the road one day, slowing down for a red
light and I heard a pop and had very little brake power.  Had to hit the
emergency brake.  I puddle of fluid under the car where the rusted line
snapped.  That was what ended up making me decide to sell the Malibu.  

Someone in my neighborhood at the time gave me $300 for it as is.  That is
the same price I paid for it about 7 years before with a bad transmission. 
We put a 350 trans in it for $1200, and I got 7 years out of it.  Best
investment I have had to date with a vehicle.

- Mark

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