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Subject:Re: Strange braking problem!!!! (this week challenge)
From:Eric Zeno
Date:Sun, 31 Oct 2004 18:18:26 -0500

Ben,
    Having DOT 3 fluid can cause this.  It hard driving the fluid will
boil!!!  Other than that the only other reason for this is a bad
master cyl.  My be leaking into the vacuum boster, and being sucked
into the engine.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, George Goff wrote:

> In a message dated 10/31/04 12:14:55 AM, huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA writes:
>
> << is there something i don't see or know???? >>
>
> I thought that you were in self-imposed exile.  Anyway, when you say that the
> master cylinder is not leaking, does that mean it is not leaking both
> externally and internally?
>
> George
>

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