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- Beaufort SC
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
I'm in the final stages of getting my 88 ranger running again, trying to bleed the brakes and getting no where with the front calipers. When we push the pedal down and crack the bleeder valve we get a small hiss of air, but after several minutes with no pedal pressure and no fluid from the bleed screw I pulled it out completely hooked up my vacuum pump and tried that way . It will hold a vacuum but no fluid. I thought maybe it was a clogged line because it sat for two years so I pulled the hose off and had my buddy depress the pedal, fluid trickled out, the caliper itself is free of obstruction because I checked that too, and the banjo bolt isn't clogged. However, when I had the hose off I put my fingers over the opening while my buddy pulled the pedal back out and could feel a major vacuum being created in the lines as the pedal was being reset, I figured there would be a little vacuum but no that much.
Anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? I did notice that the gasket between the brake booster and the master cylinder is leaking but I didn't figure it would affect it enough to make bleeding impossible thus far.
Anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? I did notice that the gasket between the brake booster and the master cylinder is leaking but I didn't figure it would affect it enough to make bleeding impossible thus far.