Adrenalin?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathen Ruffcorn" <nruffcorn@prodigy.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 10:26 PM
Subject: Check those brakes!!
> Had a REALLY close call today! ;-( Had somebody pull out RIGHT in front
of
> me. She never saw me, but heard me with all four tires howling, bringing
me
> to a suprisingly quick stop. WAY to close for me! Made me think back to
> last year when I was contemplating whether I should drop the $'s to
totally
> rebuild my brakes. Today I can say it was money WELL spent! If your
brakes
> are less than they should be, please do yourself a favor and fix them this
> winter. Fix your horn too!
>
> I have found it helpful to take the same mindset I would if I were riding
a
> motorcycle-EVERYONE IS OUT TO KILL YOU. Be careful out there!
>
> Nathan
>
> P.S. Anyone have any thoughts as to why my idle jumped from 800 RPM to
2000
> RPM for about 30 seconds after the hard stop and then returned to
normal???
> (not that I plan to make the tire screaching stops a habit <g>)
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