Re: DO NOT TRUST BTV
Posted by Tomsriv On 2010/6/2 0:05:25
Hi all I want to share my story.
I had an BTV failure on my friends restored 53 Caribbean. I was using it for the Christmas parade last Christmas. It hadn't been driven in at least 6 months. I backed it out of the garage, braked a few times, then lost the brakes. I threw it into park. I didn't think to use the Ebrake as I was unfamiliar with the car and panicing since it isn't my car. Luckily the parking pawl on the Chrysler 727 trans slowed the car and bushes on the end of the driveway stopped it.
I restarted the car in park and blue/white smoke blew out the exhaust for a few seconds (we later figured this was the fluid which had leaked past the seal). We checked the reservoir and it was empty. After refilling the reservoir the brakes worked fine and I went on to do the parade. If it had happened during the parade I could have taken out the Chatsworth Cheerleading squad, or killed Bart Simpson. Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson) rode in the Caribbean.
Needless to say I drove slow the rest of the day, but I won't drive it anymore. My friend still drives it even after I told him my story. Some people are so hard headed!
I'm restoring a 56 Super Clipper. Its a budget restoration, so I think the electric power boost is out of the question. I like Craigs setup. I was also thinking about hydraulic power boosters like those used on GM diesel cars in the 80s.
Here is a pic from the prior year with a different ride along.
Attach file:
(146.47 KB)
I had an BTV failure on my friends restored 53 Caribbean. I was using it for the Christmas parade last Christmas. It hadn't been driven in at least 6 months. I backed it out of the garage, braked a few times, then lost the brakes. I threw it into park. I didn't think to use the Ebrake as I was unfamiliar with the car and panicing since it isn't my car. Luckily the parking pawl on the Chrysler 727 trans slowed the car and bushes on the end of the driveway stopped it.
I restarted the car in park and blue/white smoke blew out the exhaust for a few seconds (we later figured this was the fluid which had leaked past the seal). We checked the reservoir and it was empty. After refilling the reservoir the brakes worked fine and I went on to do the parade. If it had happened during the parade I could have taken out the Chatsworth Cheerleading squad, or killed Bart Simpson. Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson) rode in the Caribbean.
Needless to say I drove slow the rest of the day, but I won't drive it anymore. My friend still drives it even after I told him my story. Some people are so hard headed!
I'm restoring a 56 Super Clipper. Its a budget restoration, so I think the electric power boost is out of the question. I like Craigs setup. I was also thinking about hydraulic power boosters like those used on GM diesel cars in the 80s.
Here is a pic from the prior year with a different ride along.
Attach file:
(146.47 KB)
This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=53845