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Subject:Re: Hot brakes!
From:Vincent Dow
Date:Mon, 9 Apr 2018 18:00:56 +0000

Thanks for answering...
(Man I need to use spell-check)
Sorry yeah, that CA-23 is very steep on the western slope!
I’ll try That low speed/cool brakes trick to see if my rotors are smoked. I
just didn’t think a light vehicles brakes were so likely to overheat.
I’m about to leave for the east coast/ Quebec. I expected to be in mesquite
Arizona tonight. I’ll gave to see if i need new rotors... that would set me
back

V

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:55 AM Dan Lamb <mopargramps@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>