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I Shorted my battery and arced a hole in my brake line....while driving... 200 1992

posted by  cjjiii on  Fri Jun 28 17:53 CST 2002
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If you can try to fix it first, depending on size of hole.
-First a similar story. Back before I got my brick I had a mustang SVO. I had one of those huge, heavy woofer boxes that took up the hole seat. Well I had this puppy on the back seat and was driving to my college in NJ. Well I'm haulin down 17 and some idiot cuts me off (lexus piece of %$#!). Nail the brakes and find out I have none. Cross the grass median and stop the car w/out a scratch.
In fords great engineering they ran the brake lines under the back seat and out to the rear axle. The weight of the box snapped the line. I removed the back seat and found a big puddle of brake fliud.
I went to Napa and picked up a brass hose fitting. Essentially it is used as a junction box where you slide the two ends in and they are joined together.
I think it cost all of $3.
Hope this helps or you at least get a giggle or 2.
CJ
Goshen, NY
89 740 GL N/A
only 180k miles






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