[Mg-t] dual brake system

[peter-thiel at sbcglobal.net]

Hi Richard,
    Sincerely, I agree with Mike. I mean, let's face it, you've got more to 
worry about with your average F-250 Ford hitting you in the spare tire and 
blowing the gas tank right behind your shoulders. And we don't hear much 
about those incidents either. I'm not a statistician, but I'd say the odds 
of needing a dual braking system are low, compared with other dangers of 
driving a 50 year old car with no safety features. But then, I ride a 
motorcycle too. Gotta love the little British cars!

Not being snide,
    Pete Thiel
'53 MG TD
'00 Jaguar XJ8
'70 Norton Commando
etc., etc

P.S. How about just better brakes in general?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <PopeyMike at aol.com>
To: <richard at kleihorst.com>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] dual brake system


> Why would you want to do that?  If emergency brake works correctly -  then
> inn effect you are ok.
>
> Dual brake systems did not come into general use till the 1970's - somehow
> all the cars before that managed to drive on the road with a single 
> system.
>
> I say all this above - to dispel any fears - by no means am I trying to 
> say
> that single systems are the only way to go - nor am I saying that dual
> systems  are a must - of course dual systems do provide secondary backup - 
> but
> so does  the emergency brake.
>
> Take my wisdom for what its worth - which ain't much.
>
> Michael Balahutrak
> 53 TD
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>
>
> In a message dated 4/19/2010 2:37:05 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> richard.kleihorst at yahoo.com writes:
>
> Has  anyone ever modified a TD to a dual brake  system?
>
> Richard
>
>
>
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