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  1. 71DeuceAK

    emergency brake

    Those who learn operate a vehicle with three pedals are a rapidly fading group. The trucks coming out today with power everything and automated engine / trans. combos are the future. Until the "new" future. When the sun drops a big E.M.P. on us and all the electronic "toys" go dead, my old...
  2. 71DeuceAK

    emergency brake

    I honestly thought it was kinda funny even when it happened. I generally respond to stressful or taxing situations with laughter and this was no exception. In this case, it wasn't a date but I did have umpteen people watching the spectacle. After I instinctively just killed the engine after...
  3. 71DeuceAK

    emergency brake

    Re: parked in gear, I don't think this one was left in gear, although, I have seen it happen often. The first time I ever drove a stick shift (it wasn't that long ago actually) it was in an USMC M813A1. It had been left parked in gear, and being it was the first time I ever drove a manual I...
  4. 71DeuceAK

    emergency brake

    Dead thread revival I know, but I'm having a similar situation on a truck, but in this case it's been sitting for 6 years so I suspect rust is the culprit. I didn't want to really just rip on it, or start shooting things with WD40 or Corrosion Block or PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench before I knew...
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