Leaving my driveway today ( I live in Philly,so its street 20 ft away),i went to tap the brakes to slow down and she kept going. Pedal went to floor,slammed emergency brake and got her stopped.

Thank god it didnt happen 5 minutes later as i was on my way to pick the wife up at work driving on the highway.

After a minute of looking,i found the steel line over differential pouring out fluid.Right where the clip that holds the line to a bracket at top of diff was rusted bad which showed the blowout hole underneath. I always knew that brake lines held high pressure,but man,the entire underside is covered in brake fluid.

My question is has anyone ever used this new stuff

Brakelines/Brake Line (PAX-572) | 1995 Ford E350 1 ton Van 6 Cylinders Y 4.9L EFI | AutoZone.com

Or should i buy the 25 ft coil and flare the ends myself as well as the fittings

 

over the years i've used a number of pre-cut brake lines and never had a problem with them, so long as their length is close enough to make it work. i would only think about the 25' spool if i were planning to replace the entire system on a vehicle

 

Almost the same thing happened on a friend's '99 E250----it sits far more often than he ever drives it. Without warning as it almost always the case with rusted brake lines he discovered failing brakes, luckily at a good place and time. Glad both of you didn't suffer anything more serious than soiled shorts!

Like Josh says the stock lengths tend to be fine but most likely you'll need to cut and re-flare a few ends, quite possibly replacing one or more junction blocks too if re-doing the whole system. The PVF coating is interesting--can't hurt using those coated lines if you're already replacing some of all of your existing lines. I'm guessing you have a good double flaring tool or at least access to one?