Hey Guys, I am brand new to this forum and this is my first post.
I bought an 80 series LC a few months ago with a spun bearing. So, I yanked that motor and had a 5.9 cummins diesel put in it!
I get it back and it is amazing! I just love the way this rig drives and crawls in the mountains with the torque of a diesel. I couldn't be happier!........ Except..... coming down off the hill I lost the brakes completely.
Out of nowhere, complete failure, all the way to the floor! Oh $###!! I was able to pop her into neutral and pull the parking brake to slow down enough to come to a controlled stop when the trail got flat enough. I jumped out and searched the whole engine compartment and underneath looking for the spraying brake fluid everywhere..... but nothing. I sat and contemplated my options for a few minutes and decided that I would just crawl her home. After about ten minutes on the highway I could pump the brakes and she came back. By the time I got home I had full brakes and haven't had an issue since. WTHeck??
Now, I haven't owned this rig long and I don't have any experience with the braking system. But I know darn well it shouldn't do that! Lol. I thought that maybe it was the master cylinder, or maybe it was water in the fluid that had gotten hot and turned to steam. But I need to be sure. What are some thoughts here. I need to be able to put my wife and kids in this rig on the daily, ya know? Please advise.
~Rookie
I bought an 80 series LC a few months ago with a spun bearing. So, I yanked that motor and had a 5.9 cummins diesel put in it!
I get it back and it is amazing! I just love the way this rig drives and crawls in the mountains with the torque of a diesel. I couldn't be happier!........ Except..... coming down off the hill I lost the brakes completely.
Out of nowhere, complete failure, all the way to the floor! Oh $###!! I was able to pop her into neutral and pull the parking brake to slow down enough to come to a controlled stop when the trail got flat enough. I jumped out and searched the whole engine compartment and underneath looking for the spraying brake fluid everywhere..... but nothing. I sat and contemplated my options for a few minutes and decided that I would just crawl her home. After about ten minutes on the highway I could pump the brakes and she came back. By the time I got home I had full brakes and haven't had an issue since. WTHeck??
Now, I haven't owned this rig long and I don't have any experience with the braking system. But I know darn well it shouldn't do that! Lol. I thought that maybe it was the master cylinder, or maybe it was water in the fluid that had gotten hot and turned to steam. But I need to be sure. What are some thoughts here. I need to be able to put my wife and kids in this rig on the daily, ya know? Please advise.
~Rookie