e brake malfunction

kenny j

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we went out for a lil jet mate ride, and figured since noone else was using the ramp, we would just leave it in the ramp... well, the e brake didnt do its job, and when we returned from the ride we found the old shaggin waggon under water!!!
 

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Matt_E

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Why didn't the transmission stop it?
Was it in gear? (Or Park)?

I know my Ranger WILL roll backwards on the ramp without the ebrake, even in gear.
It'll just turn the motor over.
 
kenny j

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Rickster said:
Report it to the insurance, take the money when they total it, and don't buy another GMC....

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lol,,, the chevy astro, and the gmc safari if the best creation to ever roll out of a GM plant!!! they should of never quit making them! this is my 6th one since iv had my drivers licence! i pull a 24ft baja with it,, can fit 2 superjets in the back and get 20mpg! i hold the long distance jump record at work with 36 feet! if GM started making these babies again, their $$$ problems would be solved!!!! :bigok:
 
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Matt_E said:
Why didn't the transmission stop it?
Was it in gear? (Or Park)?

I know my Ranger WILL roll backwards on the ramp without the ebrake, even in gear.
It'll just turn the motor over.
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its AWD, and i pull the front shaft in the summer for better MPG, ( although it dosnt do much) and its weird some times it rolls and some times it dosnt??? the ramps aloth steeper this time of year,, i had the wheels chocked too, and it rolled over them!!! ha... it was funny to see!
 
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kenny j said:
its AWD, and i pull the front shaft in the summer for better MPG, ( although it dosnt do much) and its weird some times it rolls and some times it dosnt??? the ramps aloth steeper this time of year,, i had the wheels chocked too, and it rolled over them!!! ha... it was funny to see!
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Were yous using little skit trailer chocks? Even if so this smells like sabotage to me!
 
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MADMAT said:
Were yous using little skit trailer chocks? Even if so this smells like sabotage to me!
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lol, yea the chocks are pretty weak! ha,, i usually stack them on one wheel, but wasnt really thinking that day,,,,

actually it smells more like moist a$$ at the moment than sabotage!!:biggrin:
 
kenny j

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WaveDemon said:
doesn't that say something?

Astro vans suck. 6 of any car should last 60+ years.
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how can u say they suck???? theirs a science to being an astro owner... out of the 6, i totalled 2, and i sold the others before i had to put tires on them! lol,,,see you buy them for $500-$1000, with just about 120,000 mi,,, and the key is get one with new tires and exhaust, and when the tires wear out you sell the van for 500-1000, and go get another one with new rubber,,, i drove one to FL from ohio with 240,00 mi on it..

how can u say they suck??? its the most versitle automobile on the road!!! you can tow a good size boat, enclosed trailer( with elect brake unit of course), get 2 superjets in the back, or 3 dirt bikes, or a 4 wheeler and a pit bike, 14 friends and a dog... it dosnt get any better than that for a 500$ car!! i dare u to prove me wrong!!! :biggrin: :unitedstates: :biggrin:
 
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WaveDemon said:
do you work on them? there isn't much room and the transmissions are a joke.
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yea, i work on them, thats why u can get them cheep,, ppl dont like to work on them cause everythings so tight... the 4.3 is one of the best motors even made, and i dont under stand what u thinks wrong with the transmition?? iv had rear end issues, never tranny?

but still you have told whats a better vehicle for the money???
 
MADMAT

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They use them for cabs here in Cleveland. But they only keep them for 5 years and they have a full time mechanic.
 
kenny j

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WaveDemon said:
right on. my 1990 legacy was about $500. Best money I've ever spent.
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i dont see 2 superjets in the back of a legacy,or 3 dirt bikes?? or towing a 5000lb boat?? no way as versitle! believe me i dont enjoy driving around a box with windows and tires,, but the possibilitys are endless!!! i need the versitility!! lol,,
BTW, im just haveing fun with this, not trying to fight on the x, or make enemys...
 
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WaveDemon

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I'm fooling around as well... except for the part about not liking astro vans. :)

you can fit an SJ in a legacy, you could probably put one on the roof rack too. I pull a double trailer with mine.
 
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plus when you get a rear wheel drive one with real wore out shocks, you can gas/brake/gas/brake it and hop the front tires off the ground like hydrolics!!!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhrrJPf6O54&feature=related"]YouTube- Jumping astro[/ame]


and they lay down serious tire!!!!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrwCxfLIA-4&feature=related"]YouTube- We Test Moms Van[/ame]
 
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WaveDemon said:
right on. my 1990 legacy was about $500. Best money I've ever spent.
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Wait till its starts overheating and your head gaskets blow out; that's the most common problem with those and it will cost more than what you paid for the car to fix it. :jester:

:unitedstates: Buy American; GM products are just awesome for reliability.
 
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