Copper? Copper in a brake line?!? No, No, NOOOO! Never use copper in brake lines. It will fatigue from the pressure cycles and fail in service, in a catastrophic way! Use only approved steel tubing, and only with "double flares" for brake tubing. It appears this was not a factor in your recent excitement, but just to keep everyone aware, one must NEVER use copper in brake lines! If a professional shop put copper lines on your car, he should be reported to whatever the correct authority is in your area. Dick Benjamin ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lib596@xxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Re: IML: BRAKE FAILURE was: Please back Welcome Tony Vickers - . If it had not separated when it did, it would soon > have burst as the copper wore away. I am still considering what course of action to take. > > Best wishes, > > Tony