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Re: Copper Brake Lines

To: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@rogers.com>,
Subject: Re: Copper Brake Lines
From: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:58:24 -0500
Interesting - what do they say about cars that come with copper-alloy lines 
from the factory, like my Peugeots? They aren't pure copper, but they sure 
don't look any different than pure copper!

Kevin Rhodes


At 19:40 12/12/2001 -0500, Luke Lewis wrote:
>Well Copper is illegal in Ontario, I can tell you that...  It doesn't' make
>as strong a flare, it's prone to getting holes rubbed through against steel
>components and just isn't as strong - of course, the pressure in the brake
>system on a Spit wouldn't be as high as many other, power-assisted systems,
>but I still wouldn't trust it.
>
>Luke

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