| Re: The 110 freeway almost killed me... |
Subject: Re: The 110 freeway almost killed me... by jhammons01 on 2009/6/9 16:40:19 ha...no....I'm trying to get him to understand that there is no other logical explanation for inconsistent brake pedal. Blow by in the MC or at the Caliper is the only reason one would have pedal one moment and no pedal the other without seeing a huge puddle of fluid under the car...... Heat has a huge impact on whether you have pedal or not...On a cool day the MC may work fine....allow it to heat up and you'll expose a weak seal pronto. Then the traffic starts flowing again, you get some air flow over that engine compartment and the pedal works again. You may not understand that Pasadena is miles "inland" from where Andy lives....there could 20 degree difference from Torrance to Pasadena. If He is strolling around Torrance under nice cool cloud cover and 68° F temps....things change dramatically when He travels up to Pasadena and experiences 90°+ temps in stop and go traffic. This would explain why a pedal would take someone by surprise and then work fine the next day. Since I drive to CalTech and JPL (both in Pasadena) on a weekly basis, I remember my MC getting weak on that stretch of freeway, yet working fine when I get back to the cool coastline as the temp had dropped 30°F during that time. Of course once this occurred it wasn't 4 weeks later until it became too dangerous to "nurse" any further. So no, I'm not trying to get him killed, however, I'll not suggest new fluid....that would be a way to not really address an issue and further endanger our friend. |
