I haven't written the Wikipedia article yet....

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> it's either.
> whether from a brake fluid issue, or friction material issue.
> what does Wikipedia say ?
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <
> crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:17 AM
> Subject: Re: RE thread on brakes, Dot3,4, etc.(long post)
>
>
>
>  You're right Allan. Brake fade is caused by the layer of hot gases between
>> the friction medium and the rotating surface.
>>
>> Boiling fluid is, uh, boiling fluid!  =)
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Nice write-up, however I always understood "brake fade" to mean the
>>> heat-related loss of friction, not the boiling water/fluid phenomenon.
>>>
>>> Allan
>>> --
>>> 1991 Vanagon GL
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>
>

--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27