Re: strange brake behavior

Hi Roy,
    No. To test for yourself, with the engine off, pump your brakes the
approximant six or so times to blow off the vacuum.
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"RoyJ" <spamless@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> How about losing the power brake boost vacuum? It will feel like the
> pedal goes all the way to the floor, pumping it once will give you a
> slight amount of pedal pressure as the system switches to manual mode.
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> > It's hard to believe, but the Jeep could have been at an angle extreme
> > enough for the master cylinder to suck air.  That's scary.  The part
> > about the brakes being applied even though you had your foot off the
> > pedal is strange though.  I would probably replace the master or at
> > least tear it down for inspection just in case.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "nrs" <neale_rs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >
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> >> While wheeling a few days ago, the jeep was at an extreme angle and
> >> the engine was about to stall. I was driving off a ledge using the
> >> brakes.  I realeased the brakes to see if the Jeep would roll forward
> >> a bit and then when I pressed on the brake pedal again it went to the
> >> floor with no resistance, I let it out and pressed again and it went
> >> down most of the way but I think there was some resistance just
before
> >> the floor.  It seemed like the brakes where being kept applied
despite
> >> my foot being off the pedal.  I shut off the engine and restarted and
> >> everything was fine for the rest of the trip and it was also fine the
> >> next day around town.  There was no fluid loss, the reservoir is
still
> >> full.  Any ideas what could have caused this?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >


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