Jeep Rolling Down The Drive

[Daz-o-matic]

You could always put it in 4-LO and 1st....

I always leave it in gear *and* use the parking brake. I worked on a ski hill for many, many years, which involved a lot of driving/parking in very steep terrain. When I had to park somewhere gnarly, I always parked it in the lowest gear possible, used the park brake, chocked the wheels with a rock, etc...
Those habits stuck with me.

 

[iwannadie]

:twak: Dang I didn't think I would get flamed for asking about low compression. Its not a brake issue my brakes are fine. The engine should be able to hold on a slight incline. So if I got your panties in a wrinkle and you have to throw up some little flaming devils sorry. :twak:

I wasnt flaming, I was explaining why the OP kept bringing up the issue of not loosing oil that seemed to confuse people....

 

[jwtrapper]

wasn't for you there "iwannadie" (no offense but thats a f-up name) your good.

Most of the time I park with the brake on and not in gear. I have a remote start on my 5 speed and don't want it in gear when it starts. It could run over some little kid or someones dog. There ya go you can flame all you want about that. Hell I've even chased it down (twice) when I forgot to leave it out of gear when I used the remote start.

*No children were injured during these episodes.

 

[hubs97xj]

Forget the stroker build, and work on things like using your parking brake, and wiring a safety switch into your remote start. Seriously.

 

[Steve_Moore]

Classic. :laugh2:

 

[Jess]

:twak: Dang I didn't think I would get flamed for asking about low compression. Its not a brake issue my brakes are fine. The engine should be able to hold on a slight incline. So if I got your panties in a wrinkle and you have to throw up some little flaming devils sorry. :twak:

I assume this was for me.

If your vehicle rolls while the e-brake is on then your brakes are not "fine". If you brake shoes are adjusted properly and your e-brake cables are adjusted properly the vehicle should not move.

You are making a big deal out of what should be routine maintenance. When was the last time you examined your rear brakes? Don't trust the "self-adjusters". You have to manually adjust the brakes. Have you ever examined or adjusted the e-brake cable?

If you still think the compression is bad, rent a gague and check it.

 

[Crabapple]

Your brakes can hold the car without it being in gear. If not, you have a problem with your BRAKES. And if you are so worried about having low compression why don't you just check it? It's pretty damn simple.

 

[JohnJohn]

I love this thread

 

[jwtrapper]

Crap its not a brake issue when the jeep is rolling I do not have the brake set. If the brake is set it will not roll.


Lets say it again, its not a "parking brake" issue, its not an "emergency brake" issue.

This is a waste of time. Anyone have anything good to add besides telling me to fix my brakes?

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

Why do you keep saying "it does not use oil"???????? How much oil an engine uses has no impact on the brakes. Quit worring about the engine and focus on your brakes!!!:firedevil

You should shoot yourself in the foot for being ignorant!! The engine has a lot to do with braking, it is called compression braking! How much oil an engine uses is a good indicator as to the health of said engine! Please do yourself a favor and educate yourself!!

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

Your brakes can hold the car without it being in gear. If not, you have a problem with your BRAKES. And if you are so worried about having low compression why don't you just check it? It's pretty damn simple.

Like he said there Crabapple, the brakes are doin just fine, brand new and adjusted right!! If you paid ANY attention to the post, he was refering to the health of the highmilage engine that uses no oil!! You I am assuming know nothig about compression braking aswell and should shoot yourself in the foot too!! You and Jess are probably those people that use their brakes constantly while going down a steep grade......all the while increasing the danger of killing someone because your BRAKES no longer work worth a crap!!!:anon:

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

Forget the stroker build, and work on things like using your parking brake, and wiring a safety switch into your remote start. Seriously.

He does use his parking brake(most of the time)and it does work.....as for wiring, he knows more about that than you probably do about anything!! You can talk but that is all it is up there in Indiana, do you actually have anything besides mud and molehills! :looser:

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

wasn't for you there "iwannadie" (no offense but thats a f-up name) your good. quote]

X2 Go get a shrink!!:twak: :conceited

 

[JohnJohn]

ok, so recapping the problem....

He is having trouble with the rig rolling down and incline. When it's in gear, out of gear(using Parking Brake) or both?

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

In gear without parking brake applied. He was just wanting opinions on the condition of his engine and should he rebuild ect.

 

[iwannadie]

The smart thing to have done in the first post would be to mention the brakes are fine and its an engine compression question. Not let it drag out 3 pages before making clear the brakes are working to hold the jeep when parked.

Rent a compression test kit, go from there?

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

:twak: Dang I didn't think I would get flamed for asking about low compression. Its not a brake issue my brakes are fine. The engine should be able to hold on a slight incline. So if I got your panties in a wrinkle and you have to throw up some little flaming devils sorry. :twak:

He did mention this on the first page and some of you kept on with the flamin brake crap!

 

[techno1154]

You could always put it in 4-LO and 1st....

I always leave it in gear *and* use the parking brake. I worked on a ski hill for many, many years, which involved a lot of driving/parking in very steep terrain. When I had to park somewhere gnarly, I always parked it in the lowest gear possible, used the park brake, chocked the wheels with a rock, etc...
Those habits stuck with me.

I love this post. Having lived most of my life on a small island that is hilly I learn not to trust the engine compression or the parking breaks to hold the vehicle. Yea ther are much steeper hill than the average driveway, yet old habits are hard to die.
Have you noticed emergency and delivery vehicles? They all carry wheel chocks. You think this is because they have low engine compression or questionable parking breaks? I have seen many a vehicles drag their rear wheels (all be it the hills are steep) ending up some where the driver had not intended to go.
I know about having a runaway un-attended vehicle. This has got little to do with bad compression or poor parking breaks. For peace of mind chock the wheels then the vehicle remain where you parked it while you diagnose and repair the questionable components.

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

Constuctive input!! Thanks! We actually do use chocks but you said it with the old habbits die hard bit!

 

[Crabapple]

Like he said there Crabapple, the brakes are doin just fine, brand new and adjusted right!! If you paid ANY attention to the post, he was refering to the health of the highmilage engine that uses no oil!! You I am assuming know nothig about compression braking aswell and should shoot yourself in the foot too!! You and Jess are probably those people that use their brakes constantly while going down a steep grade......all the while increasing the danger of killing someone because your BRAKES no longer work worth a crap!!!:anon:

Or if you paid any attention to common sense you'd realize you should NEVER rely on being in gear to hold you on a hill. Yes, your compression can hold you to some extent, but only to some EXTENT. There is a parking brake for a reason. Like I said if he is worried about compression, check it(You can rent a guage at almost any auto store). I still don't see what the big deal is. I run equal compression across all cylinders, but I still can't hold much of a grade, don't really see much of a problem with the situation.

Actually I'm the guy that locks up his brakes going down a steep MUDDY grade, get it right.