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Subject:Re: brake lines and hoses?
From:John Meeks
Date:Mon, 9 Jan 2012 22:04:27 -0500

Sent that last from my phone. DOH!

The rest of the message:
Get your tubing, nuts, a couple of T fittings and remove, bend and flare
one piece at a time. Easist way to get the job done. Do use the alloy. Mine
have two winters in the salt with no sign of degrading.

John Meeks
'91 Vanagon MV
Northern Michigan

Vanagon Rescue Squad
www.vanagonauts.com

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:57 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> Speech to text makes for some entertaining reading.
>
> If you drive salty roads I highly recommend a copper nickel ferrous alloy
> tubing. Easy to bend and flare and will amaze you with it's resistance to
> road salt.
>
> I got a 30' roll from a carquest flaps.
> Fedhill is more expensive but they will lend you a nice expensive bubble
> flare tool.
>
> Get your tubing, nuts
>
>>  I checked the beach I checked the van to get laid and thebomb.com I
>> can't find any procedure for brake line replacement I need to know how long
>> each line is so I can buy enough brake line oil to replace all my line on
>> my 1987 westy if any of this sounds funny it's because I'm using my voice
>> on my verizon Wireless not sosmartphone
>
>