Mud-puppy
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Off I go before Sun-up to hunt a group of parks 25 miles away....fixing to bust some clad...laid out the route via Mapquest and was over the fence and down the road! Navigating through rush hour traffic, Brakes felt a little bit mushy....not long later my 'brake' light came on, by the time I rolled into the first place, I was thinking something was just not right!
I popped the hood and noticed my brake fluid reservoir was low, trying to always Be Prepared, I got into my trunk and poured some Dot 3 in...started hunting at 8:02...the place was picked cleaner than I remember it ever being...It took me an hour just to find this stuff...scattered and random in places Nobody would hunt...
Disgusted, I got back into Rosie to head to the next and Holy Bleep! NO BRAKES! Well, I pulled over and took a look, brake fluid dripping down from somewhere...I evaluated my options...I could pinch that line off and get home, or I could just go home using the other mechanicals as 'slowing features'...I decided to go home where I have all my tools and stuff..
I was very very cautious.. I timed the lights perfectly and green lighted one signal heavy stretch, I caught red lights in my little town, even though Rosie is an automatic, I would downshift into 2 and then into 1 to slow myself, as well as turning on the AC to rob more HP from the engine! It behaves like some sort of Jake Brake!
So then I fixed the main problem and took care of another that was ready to fail...$16 for parts...I bled the lines utilizing a plastic tube inserted into a brake fluid can on one end, and over the brake bleed fitting on the other, pumped for old glory, then dashed back to close the little valve...seems to work...Good to Go Tomorrow!
I popped the hood and noticed my brake fluid reservoir was low, trying to always Be Prepared, I got into my trunk and poured some Dot 3 in...started hunting at 8:02...the place was picked cleaner than I remember it ever being...It took me an hour just to find this stuff...scattered and random in places Nobody would hunt...
Disgusted, I got back into Rosie to head to the next and Holy Bleep! NO BRAKES! Well, I pulled over and took a look, brake fluid dripping down from somewhere...I evaluated my options...I could pinch that line off and get home, or I could just go home using the other mechanicals as 'slowing features'...I decided to go home where I have all my tools and stuff..
I was very very cautious.. I timed the lights perfectly and green lighted one signal heavy stretch, I caught red lights in my little town, even though Rosie is an automatic, I would downshift into 2 and then into 1 to slow myself, as well as turning on the AC to rob more HP from the engine! It behaves like some sort of Jake Brake!
So then I fixed the main problem and took care of another that was ready to fail...$16 for parts...I bled the lines utilizing a plastic tube inserted into a brake fluid can on one end, and over the brake bleed fitting on the other, pumped for old glory, then dashed back to close the little valve...seems to work...Good to Go Tomorrow!