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While i'm waiting for my vacuum bleeder (how have I never owned one of these?) and DOT5 brake fluid to show up...
question. the PO had a shop install a new master. My theory is that the shop used DOT 5.1 (or 4) which cannot be mixed with DOT 5.
Also... The brake master on my truck only has...
I agree on all points: reading the manual, brakes should have pressure without air, etc.
But in this case... I was just trying to get the vehicle from the drop off point to my house. I had to change the fuel filters just to make it up the driveway (kept sputtering on the slightest incline)...
Update: changed the fuel filters because engine barely had enough power to get up my street. Stalled on a tiny hill.
Filters full of mud. I guess not having a fuel cap will do that. 🙄
I’ve been hesitant to attempt my very steep long driveway because if it died... without brakes, It would be...
Great info; thanks.
So... progress.
The compressor... compresses.
I found both holding tanks leaking out of their drains. Pulled, cleaned, returned... and now it's a little better.
Oddly... only the smaller tank is getting air. The air line from the main pressure regulator comes across...
yah... the complete lack of brakes has me worried. Master was supposedly replaced, but with no hood it's been rained on quite a bit.
Should I assume that aside from the booster, the brake system should be treated like any other system?
1- Look for hydraulic leaks.
2- Bleed system.
3- If...
new to me FLU419; pretty rough shape.
in trying to diagnose my zero brake issue through searches here, I soon realized my air system is at zero psi.
Sounds like the engine (cam?) driven compressor runs all the time.
Then a system of relief valves and regulators keep the system around 100...