Date:         Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:39:49 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
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>   .If you have ABS (dunno if Vans came so equipped) you should feel a buzzy,
>pulsey vibrating, telling you that your wheels are starting to slide...and
>the ABS IS working.

Yes, 3-channel ABS was available later in the 80s.

>   Has anyone ever locked the front wheels of their van during an emergency
>stop in their van?  On dry pavement, of course..

I could do this easily in my 57 T1 Split. In my 75 T2 Bay or 84 T3? No.

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