|
|
07-01-2010, 12:58 PM
|
#1
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 110
|
Vacuum Pump
I lost mine on my trip last week. It was a little scary not having brakes but I was lucky enough to find a Ford dealership close to the breakdown point. Aside from the A/C only blowing through the defrost vents are there any other ways to tell if it's going out? Would be good to know for those that have not had the problem.
__________________
2006 EB SMB 4x4 Diesel
|
|
|
07-01-2010, 01:21 PM
|
#2
|
Site Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Turlock Ca
Posts: 10,409
|
Re: Vacuum Pump
Wow that sucks. Did it happen like all of a sudden and did you get a check engine light?
__________________
2006 Ford 6.0PSD EB-50/E-PH SMB 4X4 Rock Crawler Trailer
Sportsmobile 4X4 Adventures.......... On and off road adventures
|
|
|
07-01-2010, 01:31 PM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 110
|
Re: Vacuum Pump
I did not get a check engine light.
I had pulled into a rest stop, all was fine, went to pull out and noticed A/C was not blowing through the vents. As I was backing out the brake pedal was rock solid and not slowing the van very quickly. The pedal then got soft again and I cautiously moved on. At the next stop the pedal was solid again and took me basically standing on the pedal to slow down and stop. From there, I nursed it to the dealership.
__________________
2006 EB SMB 4x4 Diesel
|
|
|
07-01-2010, 04:21 PM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Normandy Park, WA
Posts: 364
|
Re: Vacuum Pump
Wow! I can't imaging trying to stop one of these beasts without power brakes! Glad to here you are are ok and were not left stranded on the side of the road.
John
__________________
'08 SMB 4X4 6.0PSD EB 50 (96K)
|
|
|
07-01-2010, 07:42 PM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: santa rosa ca
Posts: 994
|
Vacuum Pump
Happened to me on our first big trip. Try 30 miles of dirt road without brakes or power steering just to get to a place where we could get a tow.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
... Charlie
EV-2 build is now complete, (yeah right).
KZ6T
|
|
|
07-01-2010, 08:24 PM
|
#6
|
Site Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southern New Mexico
Posts: 10,179
|
Re: Vacuum Pump
Power steering? Shouldn't that be all hydraulic?
__________________
SMB-less as of 02/04/2012. Our savings account is richer, but our adventures are poorer.
|
|
|
07-01-2010, 09:49 PM
|
#7
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: AVL NC
Posts: 1,008
|
Re: Vacuum Pump
Mine went out back in Feb. No signs, just heard a clicking and then it went. It was intermittent for a while, but then began to make more noise & I had no brakes. The dealer wanted too much to repair, so I drove it home & then to a buddies shop so I could fix it.
The funny thing is that the van was scheduled to be at the dealer that day anyway for some body work.
__________________
Chris Steuber
02 E350 7.3 (V4)
17 Focus RS, 90 SHO, 49 CJ2A, 89 LSC, 20 T250 AWD
ujointoffroad.com
|
|
|
07-01-2010, 10:51 PM
|
#8
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: santa rosa ca
Posts: 994
|
Re: Vacuum Pump
Quote:
Originally Posted by BroncoHauler
Power steering? Shouldn't that be all hydraulic?
|
I'm not sure what to tell you. Perhaps the two pumps are on the same belt? All I can say is I had no power steering and working the brake pedal really toned up my thighs that day.
It was a loud bang when mine blew up. It took Colorado Ford in Needles 5 days to get the parts and fix. If you have ever been through Needles California ... Spending 1 day there was long enough. We rented a car and took off for Phoenix.
__________________
... Charlie
EV-2 build is now complete, (yeah right).
KZ6T
|
|
|
07-02-2010, 08:35 AM
|
#9
|
Site Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southern New Mexico
Posts: 10,179
|
Re: Vacuum Pump
Five days, and five days in Needles on top of that? Ughh. You can parts from just about around the world in less time than that, and Needles is on a major interstate relatively close to some large cities.
__________________
SMB-less as of 02/04/2012. Our savings account is richer, but our adventures are poorer.
|
|
|
07-02-2010, 09:08 PM
|
#10
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 100
|
Re: Vacuum Pump
The (admittedly anecdotal) high rate of vacuum system failure we found reports of online is one reason we switched our brakes over to hydroboost. The failure rates of the hydraulic system seem lower, and the reserve boost is greater.
-e
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|