| Re: [GMCnet] The KISS Parking Brake [message #218972] |
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hnielsen2
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Location: Alpine CA
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Well it worked on that old milk truck many years ago.
I think we have beaten this one to death
Howard
All is well with my Lord
Never Give Up
On Aug 18, 2013, at 12:59, Kelvin Dietz <kelvin@datsuns.com> wrote:
> On 8/18/2013 11:24 AM, gene Fisher wrote:
>> and a broken back on an on ramp
>
> Cryptic. So cryptic that I don't get it, I'm afraid. :-)
>
>> not exactingly a on/off system
>
> Of course it is. You put it on, you take it off. Not as simple as
> flipping a switch but perfectly functional and pretty much fail-proof.
> Besides the expense of the system you use there are half-a-dozen things
> that can fail, starting with not getting a perfectly formed double-flare
> when you install it into your brake lines. Who's to say the switch
> itself won't decide to fail at that time you REALLY need it to work?
> It's like you set it every time you take your GMC to the grocery store.
>
>> blocks might be cheaper :>)
>
> Got those on-board for the first time since owning my GMC. My parking
> brake worked perfectly. Could hold the coach on any hill I would be
> willing to climb. With the new disk brakes and lousy parking brakes I
> got worried.
>
> Setting wheel chocks pretty much means you'd better have a Co-pilot
> along, however. Can't see how you could do it when traveling solo. With
> Kerry's Kludge I could set the brakes, place the chocks, un-set the
> brakes, roll the coach onto chocks (making sure it was solid) and then
> reset Kerry's Kludge. Kinda perfect except no switch to flip. I like
> flipping switches. Fact is, I have a spare "hole" for another switch on
> my dash. Sad not to use it, but...
>
> Either way, just be be clear, my original post simply said the hydraulic
> brake lock was not KISS.
> Very cool, works like a charm, wonderfully "techie", not KISS.
>
> Still just sayin'...
> Kelvin
>> On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Kelvin Dietz <kelvin@datsuns.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Howard...
>>>
>>> That is the antithesis of "KISS". Tubes, wires, plumbing, switches and
>>> almost $300.
>>> It does nothing that Kerry's kludged-up pile of parts doesn't. Fact is,
>>> Kerry's Kludge gives you 6 wheels locked up.
>>>
>>> Just sayin'...
>>>
>>> On 8/18/2013 11:01 AM, Howard HJ/SJ Chevy Guys wrote:
>>>> That's it
>>>> KISS system
>>>> Howard
>>>>
>>>> All is well with my Lord
>>>> Never Give Up
>
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