The steel brainded hoses can probably fail the same way. The only difference is that they are covered in a steel braid so they don't expand as much so your pedal will feel firmer. They are still rubber inside. The main thing is you know they are not 20 years old yet. The old hose I took off you can blow through so it is not easily obvious how it failed but the fact that when I replaced it and the problem has not reoccured would mean that it was failing in some manner. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Bob Brandys <BobB@xxxx> wrote: > > David, > > Your story is similar to a problem I have experience on my other older > cars. THe from brake lines deteriorate internally and cause all kinds > of weird problems. > > these include. > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/