<VV> Re-defining the 'coffee brake'

[Rick Norris]

Dont need no anti lock. It's so jittery it rapidly pumps its own brakes!
Rick

> This does re-define the 'coffee brake' doesn't it ?
>
> Charlie
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> To: "'Virtual Vairs'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 12:16 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> 3-wheeled coffee brake system ?
>
>
>> Hmmm...
>>
>> There are a few reasons you may not have heard back from him ? ...
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dennis Pleau" <dpleau at wavecable.com>
>> To: "'Virtual Vairs'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> 69 Corvair brake system story ?
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
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