If you’re just going to drive it until it seizes up and you don’t use the ebreak anyway, why bother even concerning yourself with it.
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How would an “ebreak” (sic) cable problem-- or even a hydraulic brake line problem-- result in an engine seizure situation?
Are there other–undisclosed–engine problems that you have failed to mention?
Todays lesson , proper use of these two words - break and Brake .
Well, the e-brake broke and now it is a e-break. 
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Wanted to confirm it doesn’t effect anything else besides its function, just to make sure.
Yes I also mix wheels and rims as well. 
no, except when it rolls down the hill and hits something or someone.
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On older car’s where there;s no dashboard “no low fluid lights” it was a real problem.
Maybe not a big deal today but as a last ditch, fail safe option l’m happy it’s still there.
And yeah, approaching a red light, busy intersection a at 30 MPH and discovering that you have no brakes is certainly one that will make you appreciate the importance of cable operated E brakes.
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I am so happy to hear I’m not the only one
Emergency brake. Parking brake. The old rule was that it had to be purely mechanical and independent of the hydraulic braking system. Not so on the new cars. In my 2020 Pacifica it is electrically operated.
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I had that exact problem one time. Cable E-brake did the job. Upon investigating, turned out a the pin holding the brake MC piston rod to the brake pedal fell out.