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Old 12-27-2024, 01:56 PM
Clemson88 Clemson88 is offline
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Yep, if the system holds much vacuum the pump is the issue...

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Originally Posted by jdulle View Post
You could also buy one of those hand pump vacuum testers, perhaps a vacuum line is bad, or slipped off somewhere. You can hook it into the system, create vacuum, and listen or test various components/lines/etc to see how quickly they lose pressure.

and Vstech has the best advice. DO NOT START THE ENGINE!


I've never heard of a vac leak so extreme as to cause brakes to fail but I'd still run a check on the system before I pulled the pump.


Imo, vac pumps should be replaced or rebuilt before they fail.
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