1vette4me

My car is a 74 big block, I am cruising down the highway and I realize that my car is getting hotter, then i begin to notice that awful smell of burnt brakes or clutch. I pull off and as soon I slow dow the front discs lock up! I jump out to see flames around the calipers and pull the extiguisher out and put the fire out. two hours later when the flat bed arrives it rolls just fine. What gives where do I start? Both discs glowing orange to near white. :smash:

theandies

Sounds like your calipers might have been stuck on. If both of them torched then I would look at the master cylinder or metering block on the frame rail. I hope it didn't hurt anything else. Good thing you had a fire extinguisher with you....I am on the way to Pep Boys to pick one up right now.
John

MikeC

I had the same problem this spring with one of my rear calipers that I had just replaced.

Check out your flex lines to the calipers, You might not see a problem but the inner line could be collapsed. it will allow fluid to pass when you press the pedal but doesn't allow the fluid to move back to the reservoir because the line collapses under the suction.

Hope this helps you.

Mike

P.S. Already have one after spending a weekend rewiring my best friends truck after afuel line ruptured and melted every wire in the engine compartment.


[Modified by MikeC, 10:27 AM 8/20/2001]

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