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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

Thanks Rob. The parking brake isn't on, and it was actually above freezing 
yesterday when this happened. It's the first time it's been above freezing 
in weeks, so I did wonder if some piece of ice or crud got  into the linkage 
somewhere.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob" <becida AT comcast.net>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Car problem


> At  1/24/2009 01:56 PM,Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> > My mother's car is a 1993 Ford Tempo. It won't start, but I think the
> > problem is the brake.  The key turns in the ignition, the dashboard lights
> > light (all of them), but it doesn't make a sound. It's NOT the battery...I
> > KNOW what a dead battery sounds like. That car has all kinds of interlocks
> > with the brake and the shift (it's an automatic) and the brake and the
> > ignition. You need to depress the brake to do anything, like start the car
> > or shift out of Park. If the brake doesn't work, nothing works.
> >
> > The problem is that the brake pedal won't go down at all. I know 
> > absolutely
> > nothing about cars, but I suspect something in the brake mechanism
> > (linkage?) is jammed. I couldn't find a tow truck to get it to the 
> > mechanic
> > before they closed at 2, so I have to wait until Monday. Can they even tow
> > it if it's stuck in Park? I thought it would be nice if I could fix it
> > before then and save some money and annoyance.Any suggestions for a
> > mechanically-challenged person (that doesn't involve disassembling the 
> > car)?
> >
> > Lynn Wigglesworth
> > Tioga Co. PA
>
> Is it cold out, cold enough to have frozen some moisture in the brake
> lines? Is the parking brake on and frozen in place? The pedal not
> moving at all is an odd one, usually to pedal moves and nothing
> happens (a leak or bypassing the master cylinder). If it's cold and
> you could warm it up that MIGHT help.
> FWIW getting the brake fluid changed every two years or so is a good
> idea just, brake fluid likes moisture and moisture will freeze and
> helps corrosion.
> Not much help Lynn...
>
>
>
>
> Rob
> becida AT comcast.net
>
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