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Had the same thing happen to me at Put In Bay with my braided clutch line!=
!=C2=A0 At least I could stop!!
On Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:24:19 PM EDT, Mark Bradakis via Fot <fot@=
autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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Back in the days of IVR running events at Wendover, I switched to a=20
single wire alternator in the Killer Spit.=C2=A0 I had to fab some brackets=
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to make it fit, but it worked well.=C2=A0 The first event I ran at Wendover=
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went very well, I was pleased.
The second event was a bit different.=C2=A0 First race I was doing fine,=20
getting passed bt the Mustangs and Corvettes and RX-7s as usual.=C2=A0 I ca=
me=20
to the hairpin before the main straight, hit the brakes and nothing=20
happened.=C2=A0 Well, it seemed the car doubled its speed when the brakes=
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failed.=C2=A0 I of course missed the hairpin entirely, and coasted along th=
e=20
concrete for quite a ways.=C2=A0 Got back to the pits, popped the bonnet an=
d=20
immediately saw the problem.=C2=A0 The single wire between the battery and=
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the alternator had come undone from the alternator.=C2=A0 The wire was tied=
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to the chassis with a nylon tie a foot or two from the alternator.=C2=A0 Th=
e=20
O ring on the end of the wire had limited range of movement.=C2=A0 What kep=
t=20
it from shorting out on the chassis was the brake line to the left=20
front.=C2=A0 It bounced around.=C2=A0 Ever hear of EDM, electric discharge=
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machining?=C2=A0 Well, the wire was still attached to the battery on the=20
other end.=C2=A0 Every time the O ring bounced on the brake line, it sparke=
d.=20
=C2=A0 And soon enough the sparks had eaten through the brake line, and all=
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the fluid drained out of the system.=C2=A0 No fluid, no brakes!
mjb.
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Back in the days of IVR running event=
s at Wendover, I switched to a <br clear=3D"none">single wire alternator in=
the Killer Spit. I had to fab some brackets <br clear=3D"none">to ma=
ke it fit, but it worked well. The first event I ran at Wendover <br =
clear=3D"none">went very well, I was pleased.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=
=3D"none">The second event was a bit different. First race I was doin=
g fine, <br clear=3D"none">getting passed bt the Mustangs and Corvettes and=
RX-7s as usual. I came <br clear=3D"none">to the hairpin before the =
main straight, hit the brakes and nothing <br clear=3D"none">happened. =
; Well, it seemed the car doubled its speed when the brakes <br clear=3D"no=
ne">failed. I of course missed the hairpin entirely, and coasted alon=
g the <br clear=3D"none">concrete for quite a ways. Got back to the p=
its, popped the bonnet and <br clear=3D"none">immediately saw the problem.&=
nbsp; The single wire between the battery and <br clear=3D"none">the altern=
ator had come undone from the alternator. The wire was tied <br clear=
=3D"none">to the chassis with a nylon tie a foot or two from the alternator=
. The <br clear=3D"none">O ring on the end of the wire had limited ra=
nge of movement. What kept <br clear=3D"none">it from shorting out on=
the chassis was the brake line to the left <br clear=3D"none">front. =
It bounced around. Ever hear of EDM, electric discharge <br clear=3D=
"none">machining? Well, the wire was still attached to the battery on=
the <br clear=3D"none">other end. Every time the O ring bounced on t=
he brake line, it sparked. <br clear=3D"none"> And soon enough the sp=
arks had eaten through the brake line, and all <br clear=3D"none">the fluid=
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