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Re: [GMCnet] My First Vapor Lock [message #175270] Sun, 01 July 2012 23:55
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Obviously, you're a heck of a lot stronger than I am, Jerrod.
I was rolling downhill, backward, engine off, at about a good walking
speed. The only thing that kept us from rolling into the campground
office was the toad jack-knifing.

RonC

On Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:00:01 -0500 jerrod winter <jerrod_beth@msn.com>
writes:
>
>
> To all
>
> I AM NOT saying that assist isn't better.
>
> I AM saying that the brakes are still there and will work without
> the engine. Trying to stop the coach after the engine dies is one
> thing. Nailing the brakes to avoid an accident is another. What
> are the odds that you have to make an emergency stop at the same
> time the engine dies? My point is that if the engine dies, you
> still have brakes, they just take a little more force. Some of the
> posts sound as though the brakes are gone and you're done. I just
> wanted to say otherwise.
> --
> Jerrod Winter
> 1977 Palm Beach
> Green Jelly Bean
> Twin Cities, Minnesota
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Ron & Linda Clark
1978 Eleganza II
North Plains, ORYGUN
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