- 1. Now parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: Gonaj@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 11:49:33 EST
- 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 desc
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00258.html (7,054 bytes)
- 2. Re: Now parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 15:33:54 -0500
- 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
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00262.html (8,111 bytes)
- 3. Re: Now parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: "wcameyer" <wcameyer@email.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:39:28 -0700
- 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 t
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00268.html (9,064 bytes)
- 4. Re: Now parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: "John H. Reynolds" <johnr@mail.nwmissouri.edu>
- Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 21:26:03 -0600
- 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 par
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00272.html (10,208 bytes)
- 5. Re: Now parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 09:01:52 EST
- << 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 manufact
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00277.html (7,984 bytes)
- 6. Re: Now parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 10:36:11 -0500
- The creativity of this group is fabulous; that being the case, I think we should all collaborate on a book....... "How many ways can it be done in a LBC?" We could make millions! Jim
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00281.html (8,621 bytes)
- 7. Re: Now parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 11:07:32 EST
- << Now, do you dry out the brakes (and How??) in this freezing rainstorm, or do you just leave the emergency brake OFF? >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Leave it off. But make sure you use it in the wi
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00282.html (7,407 bytes)
- 8. Re: Now parking brake (score: 1)
- Author: mup1dm <mup1dm@surrey.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 00 16:21:54 +0000
- Well, I thought Cleveland, Ohio was cold -- until I moved to Montreal Ottawa. In four winters of car ownership in US rust belt then 5 years in Canada, I never encountered parking brake freeze in my o
- /html/mgs/2000-02/msg00285.html (7,326 bytes)
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