Ouch - nasty! Glad you managed to keep things under 'control'. I know from my recent master cylinder issues that these things really take you by surprise as they work so well for so long, and then...
Sent from my iPad On 18 Sep 2011, at 19:51, barnacle <[email protected]> wrote: > On my way in the Quantum to the Fiat Coupe owner's club AGM on > Saturday, I pulled into Tibshelf services and discovered on the > sliproad I had *no* brakes - pedal to the floor, pump pump pump, > nothing, nada, zip. > > Eeek! > > Managed to get the thing slowed down on the box - a light car and a > big engine has lots of engine braking, even a low compression turbo > lump - and got the thing parked safely; blagged a lift to the AGM with > Joe and on the return had it towed to his place where we laboured > through the evening replacing the brake master cylinder. Not an easy > job but easier than on the coupe, I think... finally made it home > about eleven that evening. > > Finding you have no brakes at sixty miles an hour and fifty metres > from a right angle bend does tend to concentrate the mind... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" > basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in > the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged > to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this > or related message(s). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
