Take a look at the vacuum diaphragm device on the left kick panel, the one
that is connected to the brake release. See if the vacuum hose is connected
to it, and to the control valve on the base of the steering column. If
not, there must be a stub of a hose or some other device to prevent vacuum
leaking from the control valve, otherwise you'd hear a lot of vacuum hissing
under there when you shifted into gear. I'm assuming you don't, and that
your backup lights work. If this is correct, the release device is either
disconnected or failed in such a way that it doesn't leak (it is rare that
they fail in that mode, usually the failure is that they begin to leak, and
the owner disconnects them).
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Fortner" <keith_f79@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 9:26 AM
Subject: IML:
> Hey gang!
>
> I was thinking the other night that my auto parking brake release on my
> 71 Imperial has never worked since I have owned it. I was wondering where
I
> should start to look to correct thhis problem.. Thanks guys
>
>
> Tony Fortner
>
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