Re: strange brake behavior

On May 5, 7:01=A0pm, RoyJ <spaml...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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. =A0That's scary. =A0The
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> > about the brakes being applied even though you had your foot off the
> > pedal is strange though. =A0I would probably replace the master or at
> > least tear it down for inspection just in case.
>
> > Earle
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> > "nrs" <neale...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>news:b4ab20cf-fc1f-407b-b12b-9583f5a054dd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> 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. =A0I realeased the brakes to see if the Jeep would roll
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> >> 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. =A0It seemed like the brakes where being kept applied
despit=
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> >> my foot being off the pedal. =A0I shut off the engine and restarted
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> >> everything was fine for the rest of the trip and it was also fine the
> >> next day around town. =A0There was no fluid loss, the reservoir is
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> >> full. =A0Any ideas what could have caused this?
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All my driveway testing (following the FSM instructions) comes out
just perfect.  Anybody who tests it now will conclude I imagined the
whole incident and wonder what I was smoking!