Total Brake Failure

gissy

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can anyone help please.while driving along today i pressed the brakes but the pedal did not move at all.and when i took my keys out the engine did not stop.i had to use the fuel cutoff in the engine to stop it.any ideas any one.thanks.
 

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? Loss of vacuum ,check your vacuum line to the brake booster,the engine shutoff switch also works by vacuum.
 
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thanks mate will try tomorrow.it's peeing it down in liverpool right now.
 
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thanks for the heads up lads .spot on.took the pump off and it's in bits inside.am now looking for a new pump that wont cost the earth.thanks again.
 


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