I know that hill-nice area.  When the brakes are cool, at low speed, push progressively harder on the brake pedal. If the rotors are warped, you should feel it in the steering wheel. Hop this helps. 

Dan
Country Homes Camper, the Huckleberry Sky

> On Apr 9, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Was for billing through Malibu hills in my 1982 weary - had a sense they
> brakes were to bring very grabby..,
> Then. Had to push them hard to stop st the bottom of the hill stop sign
> (route 1)
> My front brakes were smoking slightly, smelled like overheated truck
> brakes.
> Never experienced this before in a passenger vehicle. We did go down s long
> and seriously steep hill... but smoking?
> 
> Are my rotors gonna be warped?
> -vinnie