Saabnut Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 At the first fuel stop in France 🇫🇷 dome, LightBulbFun, Six-cylinder and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 Well that was interesting*  Just before lunch heading down to the Seine where our favourite lunch stop is and as I arrived at the roundabout I had total brake failure! An extra lap of the roundabout and many presses of the pedal and I had some brakes In true AS fashion it was duly ignored over lunch and afterwards the pedal seemed fine so we continued on. After about 20 miles and a few spirited overtakes at a good 3 figures (56.2 km obviously) I suddenly lost them again. That was fun*  Decided to quit the back roads and go back to the peage where no* brakes required and of course the brakes have been perfect since. Oh well. Still it is here now and all is good DSdriver, The Moog, SiC and 12 others 12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Any idea on the failure? Internal seal failure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenson Velcro Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Pad knock-back from wheel bearing play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 No loss of fluid and when working feels and works fine so I am suspecting a sticking valve in the mc lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Jenson Velcro said: Pad knock-back from wheel bearing play? Seems more likely than seals suddenly fixing themselves . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 15 hours ago, Saabnut said: Â Â Â all time #1 want have wanted one for more than 30 years 100k if you can find one of the 99 for sale Matty, DSdriver and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 Looks like it is the master cylinder as the brakes are perfect or zero. Russian roulette at its finest.  Now at the Classic British Welcome at Saint Saturnin. Rust Collector, JakeT, Mrs6C and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Could it be a heat issue with the brake fluid, I had a car that had no brakes while the engine was on fire but they worked perfectly once the fire was extinguished? Rust Collector, AxWomble and Rightnider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Saabnut said: Looks like it is the master cylinder as the brakes are perfect or zero. Russian roulette at its finest.  Now at the Classic British Welcome at Saint Saturnin. So one from a Morris minor will fit your kit car *runs Hope you don't have more problems athough that's #1 scary Cos.its.not a fiesta is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Saabnut said: Looks like it is the master cylinder as the brakes are perfect or zero. Russian roulette at its finest.  Now at the Classic British Welcome at Saint Saturnin. Clas Sic Brit Ish Porsche.nein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 All running well today Six-cylinder, privatewire, Dyslexic Viking and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 Smoke on the water! Â Â leaving the campsite this morning and the others are heading back to Blighty whilst I am heading back to my house for a few days R&RÂ Vantman, privatewire, mk2_craig and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 And a win by Ferrari... Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 What? Was there a race on? Â The local supermarket had work ongoing in the car park last time I was here. Turns out it was for solar panels. What a great idea, shade is most welcome today. Went shopping Now not shopping! Coprolalia, Matty, lesapandre and 19 others 20 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 The brakes have been behaving perfectly but I have been driving it as if they were to go again, just in case. Yesterday I booked my expensive ferry back to the UK (it is summer and I wanted the shortest distance in France 'cos of the brakes) and took the cheaper non refundable option as I need to get home for a few days rest before heading offshore again. Today I was back at the supermarket refreshing the beer stock when my phone went. It was a colleague in Norway letting me know the mobilisation of the boat had been put back 24 hours so I would not now need to be there until Sunday! After much confusion, it appeared everyone had forgotten to tell me, assuming someone else had! No time now to drive home then fly to Norway, so I am going to leave the Cobra with a Jag enthusiast mate down here and fly from Paris on Saturday. As a bonus, my friend has offered to have a look at the brakes whilst I am away, but tomorrow is going to be busy booking hotels, flights and trains. Will return to France once the job is over and it looks like I might make the Classic Lemans now! catsinthewelder, Coprolalia, hairnet and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 Sun shining, visitor from blighty so beer consumed. Off to work tomorrow privatewire, lesapandre, Cookiesouwest and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 07/06/2023 at 22:08, High Jetter said: Have you read 'Life in the fast lane'? AC related 'Clear The Fast Lane' - Douglas Rutherford? Â London to Greece and (almost) back, four-up in an AC 428? Â Excellent yarn! lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 1 hour ago, chaseracer said: 'Clear The Fast Lane' - Douglas Rutherford? Â London to Greece and (almost) back, four-up in an AC 428? Â Excellent yarn! Yup, that's the one. Got the title a bit wrong, sorry. Read it many times in my teens. chaseracer and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 Flight 2 of 2 today and both delayed 😞but at least AS is back so let’s see if my phone battery lasts Left LeChezSaabnut at 10 am and dropped off the Cobra with my friend  CGSB, puddlethumper, Tickman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 Another friend gave me a lift to the tram at Le Mans Tickman and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 From Le Mans it was TGV direct to Charles De Gaul airport with just two intermediate stops. Fast comfortable and cheap GingerNuttz, Matty, puddlethumper and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 Then there was the driverless train/tram/whatever which did not hang about  Tickman, Six-cylinder, GingerNuttz and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 Then SAS to Copenhagen (20 minutes delay)Â which is where I am now but the flight to Stavanger is 65 minutes delayed. once I get to Stavanger it is a taxi to the hotel for the night but looking to be well past midnight again Matty, lesapandre, privatewire and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 It's a shame you aren't at home as the circus is in Dundee and I would have popped in for a cuppa. lesapandre and Matty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, puddlethumper said: It's a shame you aren't at home as the circus is in Dundee and I would have popped in for a cuppa. I had planned on giving you a shout before work intervened Coprolalia, Matty, puddlethumper and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 On 6/12/2023 at 2:27 PM, Saabnut said: What? Was there a race on? Â The local supermarket had work ongoing in the car park last time I was here. Turns out it was for solar panels. What a great idea, shade is most welcome today. Went shopping Now not shopping! I have such fond memories of that tree! lesapandre, Saabnut and DSdriver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 Now at my hotel after 14.5 hours of travelling. Still probably quicker than driving 😀 Six-cylinder, CaptainBoom, lesapandre and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 Today I have been a bus wanker 😀  Taxi out to the airport to get my passport stamped then another back to the bus station (thanks Schengen). Comfy and quiet Volvo for the 2 hour journey to Haugesund.  of course being Norway the trip involved many tunnels including one with a traffic island in the middle and a ferry Another taxi got me to the boat Rust Collector, Dyslexic Viking and CaptainBoom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 A ferry in a tunnel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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