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Old 08-21-2009, 12:21 PM   #16 (permalink)
JacobAziza
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Big Orange Work Truck - '83 Ford F-250
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Originally Posted by almightybmw View Post
I'd be VERY hesitant to cut the thing that will help stop me.
I replaced my mechanical vacuum pump with an electric, so the engine doesn't have any effect on the brakes at all.

When I want to stay slow on a downgrade, I hold the fuel cut-off switch on the gear shift while leaving it in gear - saves fuel, keeps the oil pump circulating, and helps stop more effectively all in one.
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A few months ago I returned home just as my neighbor pulled into his driveway. It was cold (around freezing) with some rain and sleet, and he yells to me: You rode your bike? In this weather?!?

So the other day we both returned home at the same time again, only now the weather is warm, sunny, with no wind. And I yell to him: You took the car? In this weather?!?
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