"Dodged" a bullet yesterday

"Dodged" a bullet yesterday

09-25-2008, 11:53 AM

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JLEONARD

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"Dodged" a bullet yesterday

On the way home from work I thought I heard a strange engine noise. So when I got into my driveway I left the truck running, put on the E brake, opened the hood and listened/looked. All was ok, must have been an echo of some sort.
So I get back into the truck and put my foot on the brake pedal so I could let off the E brake get ranny into 1st and shut down.
My foot goes to the floor

Get out and see fuild dripping from the left front. Blew a brake line near the junction block for the caliper hose.

Then had to drive about 2 miles, mostly downhill on side streets to my son's shop. That was a little scary, ni brakes and only the E brake...at least with a stick I can idle thru intersections at 1 mph except for those few..let's see foot on the e brake, hold the lever out...oh crap truck is still in gear I guess that's what my right foot is for to release the clutch but damn this is akward!! LOL
Anyway should be back on the road today.

Meanwhile I'm driving my son's 05 ... I guess that's no too bad of a deal.

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