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So, you are starting a VERY steep decent and your engine dies. How to stop?

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This happened to me and my brakes would NOT hold. So, I had to ride it out to the bottom (about 200 feet).

So with no engine power what holds your truck the best on a steep hill?

A. Line Lock
B. Transfercase Brake
C. Emergency Brake
D. Throw it in park /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
E. ??
 
Fix your brakes before putting yourself in that situation. /forums/images/graemlins/doah.gif
 
Yeah, I should adjust my brakes. I don't think the drums in the rear are stopping too good /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
 
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yeah, becuase you can use engine compression and that low first gear, right?

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Not only can I, I do, on a regular basis.

If you're riding the brakes on a steep downgrade with 50:1 or more crawl ratio, you're on a pretty scary downgrade. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif /forums/images/graemlins/yikes.gif
 
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This happened to me and my brakes would NOT hold. So, I had to ride it out to the bottom (about 200 feet).

So with no engine power what holds your truck the best on a steep hill?

A. Line Lock
B. Transfercase Brake
C. Emergency Brake
D. Throw it in park /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
E. ??

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None of the above; you need to remove the automatic transmission and install this: http://www.high-impact.net/transmission_and_gear/nv4500.htm

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NV4500 is more useful to me than a doubler...and would cost me about the same $$.

As for stalling on steep hills, get FI or diesel, then all you have to worry about is losing oil pressure.

Rene
 
Don't throw it in park, you'll just break the parking pawl. (Experience? Hmmmm, I wonder? /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif)

IIRC, with hydoboost there is a little nitrogen canister that is supposed to give a little breaking if the engine dies. But that only helps if you have hydroboost system.
 
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i remember someone was making 12volt vacuum pumps

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I don't have one here at work, but I do remember seeing those advertised in the back pages on many magazines. /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
 
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interesting! Thanks for posting that link!
 
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There were also FACTORY vacuum pumps run on 12 volts

Clicky

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Very interesting /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Re: So, you are starting a VERY steep decent and your engine dies. How to s

I won't be doing it yet, doing my transfercase, but would like to check those out. There has to be thousands of those cars sitting in yards to pirate a pump from. Sounds real simple too . If one of you get one, post up how you mounted it. /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
 
If I had an automatic,I'd shift to low,and slow it down as much as possible,then if it was evident your going to crash,I'd put it in reverse at idle,and then use the throttle to spin the wheels backward--tough on the drivetrain,but better than dying or crashing!.
And you guys with diesels,or gassers with hydroboost--make sure you have a new power steering belt,and all the hoses and the pump are in mint condition--any of them fail,you've got NO brakes OR power steering--and wet pants! /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif /forums/images/graemlins/yikes.gif
 
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Just switch to manual brakes then its not an issue /forums/images/graemlins/rotfl.gif


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