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automatic parking break release

Hey guys I was wondering if the vaccum line for the auto parking brake release was attached to the vaccum tree by the power break booster? I remeber someone saying that the B/R vaccum line went to the auto parking break release but I could be wrong. I was hoping I could just pull the line under the hood because I don't want to have to crawl under the dash to plug it if I don't have to:D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

automatic parking break release

Reply #1
You have an auto parking brake release?
One 88

automatic parking break release

Reply #2
my car had it:hick: i just climbed under the dash to block it off.

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Reply #3
My 82 has one of those, i'm afraid to use it cause I dont think it will release...
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

 

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Reply #4
Auto?  Are you talking about the little foot pedal all the way to the left with the lever above it to release it?  Or is this something completely different?

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Reply #5
Quote from: DakotaEpic
Auto?  Are you talking about the little foot pedal all the way to the left with the lever above it to release it?  Or is this something completely different?

yah its that thing and they have a vaccum release on some cars so when you put it in drive the park brake disengages

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Reply #6
our lincoln has it and it works. iv noticed the line their before but never touched it or trusted it to work, considering the ebrake usualy hangs up on these cars sence their auto and nobody uses them ever.

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Reply #7
There is one line that goes from the B/R (Brake Release) nipple on the main vacuum tee in the engine bay, through the firewall, then to a junction on the steering column, all the way underneath the dash and next to the firewall (white in color). There is another line from there over to the pedal. It's only on column shift cars that were equipped with it. The premise is that you actually use the parking brake, and if you're too lazy to reach under and release the pedal with your hand (or if you forget LOL), starting the car and putting it into gear will release the pedal for ya.

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Reply #8
Would this be somthing that all LSC's would have come with?  And aside crawling under the dash and looking for astray vacume hoses are there any easy ways of spoting it?
One 88

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Reply #9
So can I just pull this line under the hood so I don't have to crawl under the dash to plug it? I just want to make sure this vacuum line dosen't feed to anything else. Mine has stopped working and it just leaks vacuum really bad now. I want to plug it and stop the vacuum leak. I've tried to by the little white cresent shaped thing that releases the brake but every time I go to the Ford dealer they say they can't get it anymore.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

automatic parking break release

Reply #10
thats what i was told also thats why i just plugged it like you want to.

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Reply #11
Quote from: CougarSE
are there any easy ways of spoting it?

No manual release handle, just a pedal.
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

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Reply #12
Nope mine has a manual relese pull lever like every other Tbird and the automatic parking break.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

automatic parking break release

Reply #13
mmmkay, then where the hell did the handle on my 82 go to lol
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

automatic parking break release

Reply #14
I just went out to see if I have an automatic brake release and I do. I noticed it was unhooked. I hooked it up, and now I know why they unhooked it. It leaked pretty bad. So I undone everything.

I wonder if it was standard on all LX cars since both mine and thunderjet's cars are LX's?

20006 Ford Fusion SE