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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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Default Perfectly-cut brake line to nowhere

While I was cleaning under the hood, I noticed this.



I'm not low on fluid, I can stop the car just fine, the end is perfectly cut, there'* no matching broken end, and the lines going to all four wheels are intact.

What the heck am I looking at?
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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It looks like it went where you see that coupling on the brake line. It appears someone replaced a line and left the old stuff behind. Much easier to do it that way just incase you break another line trying to pull out the old one.
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 10:51 AM
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That'* a relief. I figured if it were a brake problem, I'd have crashed the car by now.
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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Maybe that'* a fifth wheel setup?
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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On a car???
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 11:36 AM
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Mike, you need to get more sleep. No fifth wheel on a car, and no brake lines to fifth wheel anyway. It was not a serious comment, more like a doofus detector. Looks like I caught one.
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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Sorry. Late night last night. Something about beer, tequila, and nude women. I dont remember much...
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Originally Posted by Mike1995
Something about beer, tequila, and nude women. I dont remember much...
You remember the important things.. that'* all that matters
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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike1995
Sorry. Late night last night. Something about beer, tequila, and nude women. I dont remember much...
Originally Posted by 2k2cse
You remember the important things.. that'* all that matters
Unless he forgot he was at a family reunion.
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Old Oct 3, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 2kg4u
Unless he forgot he was at a family reunion.
Considering I am in West Virginia right now, I could see how the 2 would relate.
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