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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 10:31 PM
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I am writing for my husband who posted here about a year ago when he had a problem and said you guys were great. Anyway, he works for an oil company and is gone for 3 weeks and they were moving the rig so all the guys canme in to move their cars to a new location. He said the car runs but when he brakes for a red light or anything it goes dead (it has a 4+3 transmission). He said the car does run but goes dead. He made it to where he needed to get to and called me. Someone told him it was probably the clutch but my dad said that didn't sound right. Any tips would be great! This is all he told me since we were not able to talk for very long. He is unsure whether he should try the 2 1/2 hour drive home next week or not.
PLease help!
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 10:53 PM
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Maybe a vacuum leak... Any others? :confused:
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 10:56 PM
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I concur... I would be checking into the vacuum booster for the powerbrakes...




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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 11:59 PM
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So would any of you chance a 2.5 hour trip home with this problem? Also when he calls back..which will be in a few days I will get him to tell me more and I will post what he tells me. That is if the car did anything else. Thanks again and any other ideas would still be appreciated.
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 07:42 AM
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One other thing..If this is the problem how hard is it to fix it yourself or how expensive is it to get it fixed?
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Old Dec 5, 2001 | 02:35 PM
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If it is a vacuum leak, and it is easily found fixing it is usually pretty easy. Simple as replacing a vac. line etc.
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