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Date:         Mon, 3 Jul 1995 07:20:41 -0700 (PDT)
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From:         tfab@netcom.com (thom fitzpatrick)
Subject:      Brake Nightmare Revisited

Hi,

As an act of desperation, I ran CLR thru my brake lines this weekend. I disconnected the lines and put tupperware bowls under them.

The next mornning, I got some chunk looking pieces of junk, but when I went to pick some up out of the soup, they disintegrated. I think this is because of the CLR

BTW CLR is a mild phosphoric acid solution, used for removing calcium, lime and rust, hence the name.

On the downside, my brakes still don't release the pressure, _and_ the pedal feels soft, although I didn't bleed them at all afterwards. I think I might try this again, and leave it in longer and see what happens....

Thom -- > I was born at night, but it wasn't _last_ night! Thom Fitzpatrick & Amy Burgess tfab@netcom.com '56 VW Sunroof Kombi '72 Porsche 911T Targa '78 BMW 530i Desperately seeking '51-'55 Barndoor Deluxe Project


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