Having driven my first MG year round while in college in Northeast Missouri, the
situation you describe happened frequently in the winter months. It was fun,
however, to intentionally pull up the parking brake in a snow/ice covered
parking lot and "spin out!" <grin>
I resorted to not using the parking brake during freezing weather.
John
wcameyer wrote:
> > ----------
> > From: wcameyer[SMTP:WCAMEYER@EMAIL.MSN.COM]
> > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 5:39:28 PM
> > To: James H. Nazarian, Ph.D.; Gonaj@aol.com
> > Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Now parking brake
> > Auto forwarded by a Rule
> >
> OK - on a 34 degree day, you splash through ten slush puddles on your way
> home. It is dark, the temperature is falling fast, but its still raining
> like h---. As you drive into your driveway, you hit the last and deepest
> slush puddle. You are parking outdoors.
>
> Now, do you dry out the brakes (and How??) in this freezing rainstorm, or do
> you just leave the emergency brake OFF?
>
> Bill
>
> Y
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net>
> To: <Gonaj@aol.com>
> Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 1:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Now parking brake
>
> > Well, George, I can't say I would agree that using a parking brake
> designed for
> > that purpose should be referred to as risky. If one drives through water,
> > wouldn't you recommend he dry the brakes ASAP because wet brakes are less
> > effective than dry brakes? If one then parks the car with wet brakes
> engaged in
> > freezing weather, no less, perhaps you might agree that such an action is
> kind
> > of asking for trouble from old man winter.
> >
> > BTW, for what purpose do you use "emergency brakes" in cars that require
> you to
> > apply them by pressing a pedal, and release them by pulling a handle? If I
> > recall correctly, the respective manufacturers of those cars refer to
> these
> > mechanisms as "parking brakes". They only become "emergency brakes" after
> they
> > have caused one by being applied to a moving vehicle.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Gonaj@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > I'm glad you've been so lucky Jim. I was raised in New England and now
> live
> > > near Chicago. I have had and seen many cases of frozen
> parking/emergency
> > > brakes. I prefer the latter term as it better describes the more
> practical
> > > use.
> > > If you continue with this risky practice I wish you good luck, but I
> would
> > > recommend otherwise.
> > >
> > > George
> >
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