Re: Brake Problem

["Steve Rubano" <srubano@xxxx>]

The rubber hoses to the calipers tend to expand when they get heated 
up. Usually consistant stop and go driving will do this. That is one 
of the conditions that will cause "squishy" brakes. Also the reason 
why it got firm again after waiting is becaused they cooled down to 
the point where they wouldn't expand due to the heat. To totally 
eliminate this in the future, replace them with stainless steel 
braided hoses. I remember seeing them for sale on one of the Delorean 
sites, I don't remember where. Maybe one of the other DMLers will 
know.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Lowery, Dennis [C]" <loweryd@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello List, My Girlfriend and I were driving around this weekend 
looking at
> houses in several different neighborhoods. After spending a half 
hour or
> hour stopping and going, on the brakes off the brakes etc. the 
brake peddle
> was starting to get "squishy"...it would almost touch the floor. 
Before the
> trip I had a good firm peddle. After waiting for just a couple of 
minutes
> the firm peddle would come back, but after some more stop and go it 
would
> get squishy again. My first thought is that there may be moisture 
in the
> system that is either getting hot or "boiling" causing this 
condition. Any
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dennis Lowery
> Vin. 4797
> Oct 81
> 
> P.S. I'm going the Richmond VA British car show this weekend. I'm 
Leaving
> Saturday morning From my home in Woodbridge VA ( about 20 miles 
south of
> Washington D.C. on the I-95 corridor) If anyone would like to 
caravan. Or
> maybe I could meet up with an existing caravan. Please let me 
know at my
> NEW e-mail address Ratfink@xxxx <~~~Pretty cool huh?