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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244707 is a reply to message #244614] Sat, 22 March 2014 19:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
George Beckman is currently offline  George Beckman   United States
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Bob de Kruyff wrote on Fri, 21 March 2014 20:54

Matt Colie wrote on Fri, 21 March 2014 19:58


Jim,

Most of the OE parts and absolutely none of the OER parts were aver tested by an independent and recognized laboratory. Most of the AM parts were tested (either in-house or an outside lab) at some point to verify for their their insurance carrier that the parts met a least the appropriate DOT specification.

Matt - Used to be one of those labs



Most of my time in my current assignment is involved in litigation. When things get nasty, any modifications whether good or bad will cause a firestorm that you will never be able to defend. Logic does not enter into this process.


I am thinking, we need to worry about lots of things.

Gee, what if my coach burns up and they notice my frig is not original? What, it runs on Propane?
What if it burns up and they find I changed the alternator wire?
What if it burns up and they see a different water heater?
what if it burns up and they notice I have added an electric fuel pump?
What I'd it burns up and they find a modification of any kind to the gas tank hoses, oh horror, they are a newer type of hose that was not on the GMC originally?
What if there is a third sump tank added?

What if it gets hot and stalls in traffic, causes an accident and they find I don't have an original radiator?
What if it burns up and I have headers?
What if I have modified exhaust?
What if i have a backup vacuum pump and my brakes worked too good when the engine threw a rod?
What!? You have a cruise control that is not original?

What if I was towing a vehicle and it is determined a GMC never had a tow hitch? Is that hitch a factory original?
What if it is raining and I have Lumina wipers, or horror of horrors, electric wipers?

And, ask Toyota... Is your gas pedal cable an original unit or is the replacement aftermarket?

I could continue but I need to run out and put mechanical brakes and vacuum wipers back on my '37 Ford. I should convert it back to 6 volts and bulbs so my lights are dimmer.

I know. The world is full of suers.



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Best Wishes,
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244713 is a reply to message #244707] Sat, 22 March 2014 20:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Gee Gorge
I sure hope you haven't installed halogen headlights. You might be able to see the road to well!

Emery Stora

On Mar 22, 2014, at 7:39 PM, George Beckman <gbeckman@pggp.com> wrote:

>
>
> Bob de Kruyff wrote on Fri, 21 March 2014 20:54
>> Matt Colie wrote on Fri, 21 March 2014 19:58
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> Most of the OE parts and absolutely none of the OER parts were aver tested by an independent and recognized laboratory. Most of the AM parts were tested (either in-house or an outside lab) at some point to verify for their their insurance carrier that the parts met a least the appropriate DOT specification.
>>>
>>> Matt - Used to be one of those labs
>>
>>
>>
>> Most of my time in my current assignment is involved in litigation. When things get nasty, any modifications whether good or bad will cause a firestorm that you will never be able to defend. Logic does not enter into this process.
>
>
> I am thinking, we need to worry about lots of things.
>
> Gee, what if my coach burns up and they notice my frig is not original? What, it runs on Propane?
> What if it burns up and they find I changed the alternator wire?
> What if it burns up and they see a different water heater?
> what if it burns up and they notice I have added an electric fuel pump?
> What I'd it burns up and they find a modification of any kind to the gas tank hoses, oh horror, they are a newer type of hose that was not on the GMC originally?
> What if there is a third sump tank added?
>
> What if it gets hot and stalls in traffic, causes an accident and they find I don't have an original radiator?
> What if it burns up and I have headers?
> What if I have modified exhaust?
> What if i have a backup vacuum pump and my brakes worked too good when the engine threw a rod?
> What!? You have a cruise control that is not original?
>
> What if I was towing a vehicle and it is determined a GMC never had a tow hitch? Is that hitch a factory original?
> What if it is raining and I have Lumina wipers, or horror of horrors, electric wipers?
>
> And, ask Toyota... Is your gas pedal cable an original unit or is the replacement aftermarket?
>
> I could continue but I need to run out and put mechanical brakes and vacuum wipers back on my '37 Ford. I should convert it back to 6 volts and bulbs so my lights are dimmer.
>
> I know. The world is full of suers.
>
>
> --
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> Best Wishes,
> George
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244725 is a reply to message #244713] Sat, 22 March 2014 22:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> The world is full of suers.


You sure you did 't mean sewers? ;-)
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244742 is a reply to message #244707] Sun, 23 March 2014 07:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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how could you leave out efi , with ebl
and doing the run lean?

erf



On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 5:39 PM, George Beckman <gbeckman@pggp.com> wrote:

>
>
> Bob de Kruyff wrote on Fri, 21 March 2014 20:54
> > Matt Colie wrote on Fri, 21 March 2014 19:58
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > Most of the OE parts and absolutely none of the OER parts were aver
> tested by an independent and recognized laboratory. Most of the AM parts
> were tested (either in-house or an outside lab) at some point to verify for
> their their insurance carrier that the parts met a least the appropriate
> DOT specification.
> > >
> > > Matt - Used to be one of those labs
> >
> >
> >
> > Most of my time in my current assignment is involved in litigation. When
> things get nasty, any modifications whether good or bad will cause a
> firestorm that you will never be able to defend. Logic does not enter into
> this process.
>
>
> I am thinking, we need to worry about lots of things.
>
> Gee, what if my coach burns up and they notice my frig is not original?
> What, it runs on Propane?
> What if it burns up and they find I changed the alternator wire?
> What if it burns up and they see a different water heater?
> what if it burns up and they notice I have added an electric fuel pump?
> What I'd it burns up and they find a modification of any kind to the gas
> tank hoses, oh horror, they are a newer type of hose that was not on the
> GMC originally?
> What if there is a third sump tank added?
>
> What if it gets hot and stalls in traffic, causes an accident and they
> find I don't have an original radiator?
> What if it burns up and I have headers?
> What if I have modified exhaust?
> What if i have a backup vacuum pump and my brakes worked too good when the
> engine threw a rod?
> What!? You have a cruise control that is not original?
>
> What if I was towing a vehicle and it is determined a GMC never had a tow
> hitch? Is that hitch a factory original?
> What if it is raining and I have Lumina wipers, or horror of horrors,
> electric wipers?
>
> And, ask Toyota... Is your gas pedal cable an original unit or is the
> replacement aftermarket?
>
> I could continue but I need to run out and put mechanical brakes and
> vacuum wipers back on my '37 Ford. I should convert it back to 6 volts and
> bulbs so my lights are dimmer.
>
> I know. The world is full of suers.
>
>
> --
> '74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
> Best Wishes,
> George
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244756 is a reply to message #244742] Sun, 23 March 2014 10:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Mr ERFisher wrote on Sun, 23 March 2014 06:00

how could you leave out efi , with ebl
and doing the run lean?

erf



On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 5:39 PM, George Beckman <gbeckman@pggp.com> wrote:

>
>
> Bob de Kruyff wrote on Fri, 21 March 2014 20:54
> > Matt Colie wrote on Fri, 21 March 2014 19:58
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > Most of the OE parts and absolutely none of the OER parts were aver
> tested by an independent and recognized laboratory. Most of the AM parts
> were tested (either in-house or an outside lab) at some point to verify for
> their their insurance carrier that the parts met a least the appropriate
> DOT specification.
> > >
> > > Matt - Used to be one of those labs
> >
> >
> >
> > Most of my time in my current assignment is involved in litigation. When
> things get nasty, any modifications whether good or bad will cause a
> firestorm that you will never be able to defend. Logic does not enter into
> this process.
>
>
> I am thinking, we need to worry about lots of things.
>
> Gee, what if my coach burns up and they notice my frig is not original?
> What, it runs on Propane?
> What if it burns up and they find I changed the alternator wire?
> What if it burns up and they see a different water heater?
> what if it burns up and they notice I have added an electric fuel pump?
> What I'd it burns up and they find a modification of any kind to the gas
> tank hoses, oh horror, they are a newer type of hose that was not on the
> GMC originally?
> What if there is a third sump tank added?
>
> What if it gets hot and stalls in traffic, causes an accident and they
> find I don't have an original radiator?
> What if it burns up and I have headers?
> What if I have modified exhaust?
> What if i have a backup vacuum pump and my brakes worked too good when the
> engine threw a rod?
> What!? You have a cruise control that is not original?
>
> What if I was towing a vehicle and it is determined a GMC never had a tow
> hitch? Is that hitch a factory original?
> What if it is raining and I have Lumina wipers, or horror of horrors,
> electric wipers?
>
> And, ask Toyota... Is your gas pedal cable an original unit or is the
> replacement aftermarket?
>
> I could continue but I need to run out and put mechanical brakes and
> vacuum wipers back on my '37 Ford. I should convert it back to 6 volts and
> bulbs so my lights are dimmer.
>
> I know. The world is full of suers.
>
>
> --
> '74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
> Best Wishes,
> George
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Now you're starting to get it.


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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244770 is a reply to message #244693] Sun, 23 March 2014 14:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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What most refer to as an 'emergency brake' is really a parking brake. If you ever attempted to stop a car using only the parking brake you would know this. It is precisely why the FEDS required a dual brake system beginning Jan 1, 1967

[quote title=WildBill wrote on Sat, 22 March 2014 17:12][quote title=

Will drums make as many repeated consecutive high speed stops without overheating as a set of discs will? No. But I'm not running like that in the GMC.

I am in agreement with JB on this. If you want to convert your GMC, by all means do. But I fail to see how, under normal driving conditions, it would be worth the time, expense, trouble.

I'm doing disks because if my perceived increase in safety as well as economics.

I don't know if driving down mountains is considered normal, yeah I know I can drop it to second or first gear however if I feel my brakes are up to it and can maintain a higher speed safely I would prefer to do so on a mountain 2 lane hwy and not have to deal with 2 1/2 miles of traffic honking at me when I find a safe place to pull over. While I'm not willing to put our safety at risk because of their inconvenience if I am confident occasional stabs at the brakes will bleed off enough speed I prefer to run that way

Same thing going up, I would prefer to do the speed limit up the mountain too!

As far as either emergency brake in 6 to 10% grades, in those situations both are more of a parking brake to some extent. If we were to only drive down hills or mountains at speeds that our emergency brake could stop us at we would never get anywhere, [/quote]
Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244783 is a reply to message #244770] Sun, 23 March 2014 17:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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[quote title=mikethebike wrote on Sun, 23 March 2014 13:36]What most refer to as an 'emergency brake' is really a parking brake. If you ever attempted to stop a car using only the parking brake you would know this. It is precisely why the FEDS required a dual brake system beginning Jan 1, 1967 /quote]

How many hours on google did that take or do you have that kind of information floating around your head? Laughing

I have driven many vehicles with 1/2 the system gone, in many cases I relied on the emergency/park brake to get it into the shop safely. Call it what you want however then why isn't a miko lock or kiss brake good enough for a park brake? You have a dual system after all. Laughing
Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244846 is a reply to message #244783] Mon, 24 March 2014 11:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I've been turning wrenches on cars, motorcycles etc since I was 10 years old...1959 for your records...parking brakes are just that...parking brakes. I can slow down just as quickly by downshifting to 2nd then 1st as by applying the parking brake...especially if the parking brake is a disc like Honda runs and not an auxiliary drum that Mercedes used on the 123 chassis diesel I had years ago. It's the same type thing as people calling the release bearing a 'throw-out' bearing....does not throw out a damn thing, it allows you to release the pressure on the clutch plate......or calling ABS braking Anti-Lock-brakes when in fact ABS is an abbreviation for Anti-BLOCK-System braking. But then again I like to use correct terminology.


[quote title=WildBill wrote on Sun, 23 March 2014 17:53]
mikethebike wrote on Sun, 23 March 2014 13:36

What most refer to as an 'emergency brake' is really a parking brake. If you ever attempted to stop a car using only the parking brake you would know this. It is precisely why the FEDS required a dual brake system beginning Jan 1, 1967 /quote]

How many hours on google did that take or do you have that kind of information floating around your head? Laughing

I have driven many vehicles with 1/2 the system gone, in many cases I relied on the emergency/park brake to get it into the shop safely. Call it what you want however then why isn't a miko lock or kiss brake good enough for a park brake? You have a dual system after all. Laughing
Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244855 is a reply to message #244846] Mon, 24 March 2014 11:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"Anti-lock braking system

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is an automobile safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to maintain tractive contact with the road surface according to driver inputs while braking, preventing the wheels from locking up (ceasing rotation) and avoiding uncontrolled skidding. It is an automated system that uses the principles of threshold braking and cadence braking which were practiced by skillful drivers with previous generation braking systems. It does this at a much faster rate and with better control than a driver could manage."

Several other dictionary sources also confirmed.Rolling Eyes


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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244857 is a reply to message #244855] Mon, 24 March 2014 11:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 3/24/2014 9:29 AM, Corley Wooldridge wrote:
>
> Anti-lock braking system
>
> >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
> Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is an automobile safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to maintain tractive contact with the road surface according to driver inputs while braking, preventing the wheels from locking up (ceasing rotation) and avoiding uncontrolled skidding. It is an automated system that uses the principles of threshold braking and cadence braking which were practiced by skillful drivers with previous generation braking systems. It does this at a much faster rate and with better control than a driver could manage.

I hate to even partially agree with anything Mr Foster says, but there's
also this...

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/automotive-glossary/absanti-blocking-system-ar13936.html

The only reference to Anti Blocking System I found, however. I've never
heard the term "Block" used in such an odd way.

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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244858 is a reply to message #244857] Mon, 24 March 2014 11:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Am 24.03.2014 17:36, schrieb Kelvin Dietz:
> On 3/24/2014 9:29 AM, Corley Wooldridge wrote:
>> Anti-lock braking system
>>
>> >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>>
>> Anti-lock braking system (ABS) [..]
> I hate to even partially agree with anything Mr Foster says, but there's
> also this...
>
> http://www.topspeed.com/cars/automotive-glossary/absanti-blocking-system-ar13936.html
>
> The only reference to Anti Blocking System I found, however. I've never
> heard the term "Block" used in such an odd way.
>
>

Maybe it comes from the fact that the ABS was invented by the Germans.
And in German the long form is Anti Blockier System. The first company,
according to wikipedia, that made it readily available was an American
company in the 60s. As always, the German invents stuff, and the
American perfect it and build it :)

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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244859 is a reply to message #244858] Mon, 24 March 2014 11:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Germans invent neat stuff and Americans make it affordable. Everyone cannot own a Mercedes Benz approach.
Of course, now the Chinese produce it for the rest of us.
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244862 is a reply to message #244858] Mon, 24 March 2014 12:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 3/24/2014 9:39 AM, Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote:
> Am 24.03.2014 17:36, schrieb Kelvin Dietz:
>> On 3/24/2014 9:29 AM, Corley Wooldridge wrote:
>>> Anti-lock braking system
>>>
>>> >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>>>
>>> Anti-lock braking system (ABS) [..]
>> I hate to even partially agree with anything Mr Foster says, but there's
>> also this...
>>
>> http://www.topspeed.com/cars/automotive-glossary/absanti-blocking-system-ar13936.html
>>
>> The only reference to Anti Blocking System I found, however. I've never
>> heard the term "Block" used in such an odd way.
>>
>>
> Maybe it comes from the fact that the ABS was invented by the Germans.
> And in German the long form is Anti Blockier System. The first company,
> according to wikipedia, that made it readily available was an American
> company in the 60s. As always, the German invents stuff, and the
> American perfect it and build it :)

Google says one of the English translations for "Blockier" is "Lock".
So... what say you, Mr Foster? Or should we be calling you Herr Foster?

It's nice of us to keep the German acronym but it seems to me even they
meant "Anti Lock System".





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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244867 is a reply to message #244855] Mon, 24 March 2014 12:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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HI All

> or calling ABS braking Anti-Lock-brakes when in fact ABS is an abbreviation for Anti-BLOCK-System

The folks who mandated ABS believe ABS means Antilock Braking System.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/fhwa-abs.pdf

I can't believe I am responding to this.

I'm a bit confused about this discussion which started out as, or morphed to, liability concerns. Some of those fanning the
liability flames are the ones who are willing to accept the one ton front end upgrade. I don't understand what is so much more
frightening about better rear brakes as opposed to hacking the end off your control arm and welding on some plates so you can run a
different knuckle.

I am not concerned about the safety or reliability of the one ton upgrade. I think it is superior you the OEM system, but if your
front wheel breaks off for any reason the bottom feeding lawyers will have a field day because of the modification.

Dave Mumert
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244871 is a reply to message #244867] Mon, 24 March 2014 13:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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When Mercedes-Benz developed, perfected and marketed the first electronic Anti-Blocking-System more than 30 years ago, they named it. Doesn't matter what YOU or the FEDS call it.




Dave Mumert wrote on Mon, 24 March 2014 12:19

HI All

> or calling ABS braking Anti-Lock-brakes when in fact ABS is an abbreviation for Anti-BLOCK-System

The folks who mandated ABS believe ABS means Antilock Braking System.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/fhwa-abs.pdf

I can't believe I am responding to this.

I'm a bit confused about this discussion which started out as, or morphed to, liability concerns. Some of those fanning the
liability flames are the ones who are willing to accept the one ton front end upgrade. I don't understand what is so much more
frightening about better rear brakes as opposed to hacking the end off your control arm and welding on some plates so you can run a
different knuckle.

I am not concerned about the safety or reliability of the one ton upgrade. I think it is superior you the OEM system, but if your
front wheel breaks off for any reason the bottom feeding lawyers will have a field day because of the modification.

Dave Mumert
'76 Eleganza II
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244872 is a reply to message #244857] Mon, 24 March 2014 13:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244874 is a reply to message #244846] Mon, 24 March 2014 13:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> or calling ABS braking Anti-Lock-brakes when in fact ABS is an abbreviation for Anti-BLOCK-System braking. But then again I like to use correct terminology.
>
I am a little older than you and I was a member of the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) for many years.
I am glad to see you like to "use the correct terminology.

However I have never heard of ABS being called "anti block system ". According to the SAE manuals and the Internet it is an abbreviation for Anti- lock Braking System.


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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244875 is a reply to message #244871] Mon, 24 March 2014 13:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 3/24/2014 11:03 AM, mike foster wrote:
>
> When Mercedes-Benz developed, perfected and marketed the first electronic Anti-Blocking-System more than 30 years ago, they named it. Doesn't matter what YOU or the FEDS call it.

They named it in GERMAN, man. "Antiblockiersystem"
http://www.mein-autolexikon.de/bremse/antiblockiersystem-abs.html

We tend to translate to English (or at least Spanish) in the the US.

When you come up with something useful for this Group then you should
post. In the meantime, pipe down.
We have a number of argumentative, grumpy old guys here - but at least
most of them have something to contribute.

Just sayin'...

Kelvin
'73 23' in Eugene, OR
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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244877 is a reply to message #244871] Mon, 24 March 2014 13:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dave Mumert   United States
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Here is a Daimler site that has press release about their ABS

http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-657486-1-803841-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-614318-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1395684977447

Here is the German from their page
Im August 1978 stellt Mercedes-Benz das gemeinsam mit Bosch entwickelte Anti-Blockier-System (ABS) der zweiten Generation in
Untertürkheim der Presse vor. Die Weltneuheit erhält die Lenkfähigkeit eines Fahrzeugs auch bei Vollbremsungen. Ab Dezember des
gleichen Jahres ist sie zunächst in den Limousinen der Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse (Baureihe 116) verfügbar.

Here is the English from the same page
In August 1978 Mercedes-Benz presented the second-generation anti-lock braking system (ABS), developed together with Bosch, to the
press in Untertürkheim. The world-first enables a driver to retain steering control even during emergency braking. From December the
innovation became available, initially in the S-Class sedans (116 series).

Here is a English-German translation site
http://www.freetranslation.com/en/translate-english-german
if you enter "anti-lock braking system" on the Englsih side you get Antiblockiersystem on the German side.

I guess you were under the impression that we were all speaking German here, even so your claim that it is called anti-block is
wrong in both English and German.

Dave Mumert
’76 Eleganza II
Alberta, CA

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> When Mercedes-Benz developed, perfected and marketed the first electronic Anti-Blocking-System more than 30 years ago, they
> named it. Doesn't matter what YOU or the FEDS call it.


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Re: [GMCnet] Supplemental brake systems, kenH [message #244881 is a reply to message #243716] Mon, 24 March 2014 14:24 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
rallymaster is currently offline  rallymaster   United States
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Are we limited to referring to products or ideas in their original
language, or can we translate them to our native language? I don't
pronounce German, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, etc. very
well, so nobody would know what I was trying to say anyway. Heck, I
don't even pronounce English very well. Just ask any UK resident.
===============

I don't really think that any of us believe that anything was the best
one ever made, except when the statement agrees with our thoughts on the
matter.
And most of us aren't sure whether canned beer or sliced bread was really
the item for any others to be "best thing since..."

Seems like everything, including beauty is in the eye, hand, mind, etc.
of the beholder.



On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:06:43 -0500 mike foster <mafoster1@bellsouth.net>
writes:
>
>
>
> Wow, you believe everything you read on Wikipedia. I guess, based on
> that you believe a Balabuska was the best billiard cue ever made.
>
>
> Kelvin Dietz wrote on Mon, 24 March 2014 11:36
> > On 3/24/2014 9:29 AM, Corley Wooldridge wrote:
> > >
> > > Anti-lock braking system
> > >
> > > >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> > >
> > > Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is an automobile safety system
> that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to maintain tractive
> contact with the road surface according to driver inputs while
> braking, preventing the wheels from locking up (ceasing rotation)
> and avoiding uncontrolled skidding. It is an automated system that
> uses the principles of threshold braking and cadence braking which
> were practiced by skillful drivers with previous generation braking
> systems. It does this at a much faster rate and with better control
> than a driver could manage.
> >
> > I hate to even partially agree with anything Mr Foster says, but
> there's
> > also this...
> >
> >
>
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/automotive-glossary/absanti-blocking-system-
ar13936.html
> >
> > The only reference to Anti Blocking System I found, however. I've
> never
> > heard the term "Block" used in such an odd way.
> >
> > Kelvin
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