[Shop-talk] ABS fuse (was: ...Suburban issues)

[ejrussell at mebtel.net]

Seems odd. What happens if one is driving and the fuse
blows? No brakes or abnormal brakes? I can't believe anyone
woulr engineer such a system.

BTW, I didn't realize cat's had ABS or could enter an
autocross... ;>)

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC

> 
> DO NOT EVER PULL THE FUSE ON AN ABS SYSTEM unless you
> fully understand the method of operation of this
> particular system.  We had a guy do this at an autocross
> on his cat (I believe it was a Neon ACR) and he ran off
> the road and hit a fence.  Since this bonehead move was
> also illegal under autocrossing's Stock-Category rules, we
> banned him from our club for a stated time.  On his car,
> and maybe others, pulling the fuse on the ABS circuit does
> not just cleanly remove ABS and leave you with a normal
> braking system.
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