Date:         Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:29:51 +0100
Reply-To:     Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Subject:      Re: small car VW engine conversion...ABS
Comments: To: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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Early 90s Audis had a switch, but newer ones donīt have one.
Switching off ABS? Just pull the fuse...

Raimund



----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: small car VW engine conversion...ABS


> On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
> > ABS in most cars is best turned off on soft surfaces, where it
> > actively degrades brake preformance.
>
> Do cars in other countries come with ABS defeat switches?  I've never seen
> one in a U.S. model.  They keep making it increasingly hard to trick the
> ABS into switching off, too.
>
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
> '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
>
>