[Chrysler300] Help Joe out

["John J. Hertog" <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim Eckert,

Your answer is the one that has made the most sense so far;  that is because 
you personally experienced the exact same symptom as Joe Luciano . Namely, 
the broiling hot master cylinder after sitting in a traffic jam on a very 
hot day.

Have you ever attempted to touch the master cylinder again, after being 
stuck in traffic on a hot day?  I find it 'weird"  that a master cylinder 
would get that hot, even under those conditions...

By the way, Joe report that there are no exhaust leaks anywhere, and there 
are no brake lines anywhere near the exhaust system, everything is stock..

John Hertog




----- Original Message ----- 
From: <REckert300@xxxxxxx>
To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:09 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Re: Help Joe out


>I experienced the same problem that Joe did, under the same conditions.  I
> was driving to Carlisle on a very hot day when we were directed to exit 
> the PA
> Turnpike due to an accident between interchanges.  Traffic was backed up 
> and
> just barely creeping along.  As I exited on the ramp, I discovered that I 
> had no
> brakes.  I was able to pull the car off to the side of the ramp.   Since 
> all
> of the brakes had just been completely rebuilt, I was puzzled as to what 
> had
> caused the problem.  I used the emergency brake to get stopped.  After 
> thinking
> about the situation, I concluded that the brake fluid had boiled and,
> therefore, wasn't operating.  I could not touch the master cylinder 
> without using
> gloves.  I decided to wait about a half hour for the engine to cool and 
> then had
> some brake.  I then pulled off the ramp and stopped at a restaurant for 
> lunch
> and to let the engine cool even more.  After lunch everything was okay and 
> I
> finished the trip without incident.  When I reached home, after the show, 
> I
> rebuilt the master cylinder, blew out the brake lines, and replaced the 
> brake
> fluid with synthetic brake fluid.  I've had no problems since, although I 
> have
> found myself in the same weather conditions.  My car does tend to overheat
> easily when it is very hot and I have to drive slowly or stop in a lineup. 
> I then
> have trouble with the radiator overheating but I have never had another
> problem with the brakes under  those conditions.  Hope this helps.
>
> Jim Eckert
> 




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