Here's What Happens When You're on the T-Brake Too Long

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  1. Rick Book

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    click for short VIDEO.
     
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    Bummer! Looks like a cooler line let go.
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I like the sound the second time around :)
     
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    Either that or the front seal overheated and blew. The guys who put my T-brake in put a high-temp polymer seal in because of the heat that's generated whilst holding the brake. If I find out what let go, I'll post it up.
     
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    that sucks~!
     
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    stmanser Looking for a Maverick

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    remind me to never let that happen to my car


    ouch
     
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    Looks like a little bit of smoke appears towards the front of the car then it gets bigger before the heat from the headers ignite the fluid.

    Either way it is a bummer

     
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    Yikes! I saw similiar pictures of a C4 flexplate break apart. 'Looked about the same as that one.

    Yes, mine is a C4, and those pictures just reminded me to get a blanket - SOON. :slap:
     
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    Look a couple pics down...what is that red liquid coming out of the bell housing?

    Almost looks like tranny fluid, but it is not a deep brownish color like mine :slap:

    j/k :D
     
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    WOW that must haave been a bad day:D ive never seen automatic come apart like that.....i know couple guys who have 4x4 pulling trucks and i seen there bellhousing and clutch come though the floor board and stick in the dash:eek:
     
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    A friend of mine is a big Mopar nut his Torqueflite let go like that but he was lucky and it only destroyed the floor of the car.
     
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  13. Maverick Man

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    now why the heck would that guy t-brake the car when the other dude hadn't even staged yet :confused: maybe he didn't want to sleep at the light :16suspect
     
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    ...and the guy even had the gonads to want to throw down on the other guy (claiming that he "burned him down"). :coco:
     
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    rookie , guess he thought he would miss the light if he waited for the other guy to stage , so he wanted to git-r ready , not the best idea:16suspect
     
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