Re: More Funny brake problems!?

["Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>]

Uh remember the brake booster is vaccum operated, if the seal in the MC went 
bad and you have no apparent leaks the lost brake fluid would eventually be 
sucked into the engine.

Brian

87 16v
86 8v (parts car)
looking for a white 87 16v or an 85 wolfie



>From: "Jason Arms" <redbug64@hotmail.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: More Funny brake problems!?
>Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 08:40:16 -0400
>
>Ok, Just to remind everyone... my brakes gave out on saturday.. pedal went
>the floor, m/c resivoir was empty.
>I checked my wheels, nothing leaking from slave cyl's.  no leaking lines, i
>have stainless braided flexable ones, and its an ALABAMA car so the steel
>lines arent rusty, im not even gonna look at that! ;)  so i topped my 
>master
>cyl off with "normal" brake fluid.. i have super blue in it.  Hopefully
>mixing super blue and normal shit wont do anything funny right?
>Anywhoo.. i went to the right rear wheel and cracked the bleeder loose two
>times while my dad pushed the pedal from inside the car.  I tightened it
>back up.  I then started the car and i have better brakes then before i 
>lost
>them on saturday!!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!????  The M/C is holding fluid
>and its not leaking or sucking air anywhere.  WHat in the HELL could have
>happened?
>Somebody suggested before that the M/C could have blew out into the 
>booster,
>i have not checked that, but how come its not "reblowing" back into the
>booster now that the resivoir is full???  Im really stumped... but also
>worried.. i dont wanna hit the brakes at 115mph and learn that i suddenly
>have NONE!  I dont think the e-brake will prove to be effective at a speed
>like that! ;)  Thanks
>
>Oh yeah, its my red 16v rocco that im talkin about here.
>
>
>Jason Arms (Essex, VT)
>
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