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No breaks when trucks running


Bigfoot Bronco

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Hows it going everyone. this is my first post, i recently did a 4 in lift on my 86 bronco ii. i had break lines detached for about a week and it drained a good amount. once i finished up the life i went ahead and reattached the break lines and refilled the reservoir and proceeded to bleed the breaks till the pedal was nice and stiff and the fluid looked clean.

My problem is that once i start up my bronco all the pressure in my pedal dissapears and loses all breaking ability. i cant build up any pressure with the truck running. only when its off. any ideas on what this may be? could a solenoid be getting stuck open when its powered up?
 


alwaysFlOoReD

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I suspect you need more bleeding. Make sure you start from the passenger rear, then drivers rear, then passenger front, and last is drivers front. You can make a vacuum bleeder from a mason jar and some clear hose using engine vacuum. It sure beats pumping.

 
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Bigfoot Bronco

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I suspect you need more bleeding. Make sure you start from the passenger rear, then drivers rear, then passenger front, and last is drivers front. You can make a vacuum bleeder from a mason jar and some clear hose using engine vacuum. It sure beats pumping.

thank you very much, that did the trick just some more proper bleeding was ass she needed.
 

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