[DML] Re: AHHHH NO BRAKES!!!

["Phil F" <delorean@xxxx>]

I recommend taking a look at the masted cylinder see if there is a leak, or
maybe you're out of brake fluid.

-Phil
philf@xxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Shirek" <cshirek@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:01 AM
Subject: [DML] Re: AHHHH NO BRAKES!!!


> alrighty now ive got a big problem. My daily driver is in california
> getting serviced while i go to school in phoenix. So cause i wouldn't
have
> a car, i brought back the delorean! Coming out was fine and the last week
it
> has been fine. Except this morning, on my way to work and as i was pulling
> out of my complex, i pushed the brakes to stop for oncoming traffic and
> nothing happened. I basically had to stand on the brake pedal to get it to
> stop. and that BARELY worked. I put it in reverse and went back a ways and
> tried again. still like that. I had my car at don stegers place a while
back
> and he told me that my pads were okay and i havn't driven the d too much
> since then. could it be the pads? i had a moment to check the drivers
manual
> and it said where to add brake fluid, right in the front of the hood
there.
> Could it be that its out of brake fulid?
> I dont know too much about brakes. The brakes on the car (lately) have
> always been weird, meaning that i would have to push the pedal abnormally
> far to get the car to stop but today nothing seemed to work. This is my
only
> car until next week! does anybody have an idea what this could be? help!
>
> chip
> vin 1230
>
> until 5:00 today (arizona time) i can be reached at cshirek@xxxx
> after 5:00 i will be at rubberneck1@xxxx
>
> (any kingpin'ers out there? im a local at the CHIP MERCHANT, im there late
> at night. past 11:00 usually. sometimes during the day too. -rubberneck)
>
>
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