Putting in the clutch if driving a stick and the engine has died makes the
power brakes go bye bye. Not sure how an auto reacts tho. Downshifting on
the manual helps slow you down, plus gives you vacumm for your booster. Next
time...
Toby
-----Original Message-----
From Mike Maclean [mailto:macleans at earthlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 8:38 AM
To: Toby Atwater
Cc: Robert Duquette; Spridgets
Subject: Re: Brake servo
I had a 58 Oldsmobile back in 1975 that had vacuum brakes. The engine quit
one
time (I ran out of gas) on an uphill ramp coming out of a parking structure
at
the Redondo Beach pier. I STOOD on the brake pedal and pulled on the
steering
wheel for more leverage only to slide right back down into the parking
garage as
fast as I had driven out of it. Luckily no one was exiting at that time. I
pushed on those brakes as hard as my then in shape 24 year old body could
and it
made no difference. Only when it was back on level concrete did continual
pressure eventually bring it to a stop (the other end of the parking
structure).
I walked to get some gas and drove it home. I sold a few days later. No
vacuum
brakes for me thanks. The drum brakes on my Bugeye work quite well. The
only
thing I noticed is in a panic stop, the right rear brake locks up. All
drums are
adjusted equally. Hmmm. Always something to play with on these cars.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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