<VV> 69 brake system diagram?

[Dennis Pleau]

He had been elk hunting around Ouray, CO and broke a brake line to the right
rear.  He ended up crimping the broken line.  He then filled the brake
system up by pouring coffee from his thermos.  Got them half ass bled and
proceeded to drive from 10 to 12 thousand feet down to Montrose which is
around 5000' with three wheel brakes and a fluid that would boil at much
less than 212 deg F.  

I repaired the line and he didn't want me to disassemble everything and get
the coffee out.  I put a the pressure bleeder on with no fluid in it and
blew all the coffee out I could. I then filled up the bleeder with brake
fluid and bleed at least a quart of fluid through the system.  It had a good
pedal when he drove away.  I never heard back from him.

dp 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Jay Pitchford
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:27 PM
To: Virtual Vairs
Subject: Re: <VV> 69 brake system diagram?

I'm askin' .... this sounds intriguing!

jcp

> I if asked will tell my favorite brake repair story.  It had to do with a
> mid 60's chevy truck pulling a horse trailer with a horse, operating
brakes
> on three wheels and coffee for brake fluid.....