Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

If you don't have to stop for stop signs in the snow:
http://www.4x4abc.com/4WD101/ABS_offroad.html
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"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
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> a vehicle with working abs is far safer to drive than one without

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

If you don't have to stop for stop signs in the snow:
http://www.4x4abc.com/4WD101/ABS_offroad.html
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"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
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> a vehicle with working abs is far safer to drive than one without

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

If you don't have to stop for stop signs in the snow:
http://www.4x4abc.com/4WD101/ABS_offroad.html
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"philthy" <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message
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> a vehicle with working abs is far safer to drive than one without

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

Ditto.
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"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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>
> ABS can also cause a "run away" situation on downhill. Nearly bit it
> on a steep downhill dirt trail when the brakes refused to brake. After
> that experience I always take the fuse out. Eventually I want to put
> in a bypass switch inside the cab. Now ABS is great on ice and on
> wet pavement. Providing you know it's so you can steer around the
> problem.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

Ditto.
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"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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>
> ABS can also cause a "run away" situation on downhill. Nearly bit it
> on a steep downhill dirt trail when the brakes refused to brake. After
> that experience I always take the fuse out. Eventually I want to put
> in a bypass switch inside the cab. Now ABS is great on ice and on
> wet pavement. Providing you know it's so you can steer around the
> problem.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

Ditto.
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mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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>
> ABS can also cause a "run away" situation on downhill. Nearly bit it
> on a steep downhill dirt trail when the brakes refused to brake. After
> that experience I always take the fuse out. Eventually I want to put
> in a bypass switch inside the cab. Now ABS is great on ice and on
> wet pavement. Providing you know it's so you can steer around the
> problem.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

Ditto.
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mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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>
> ABS can also cause a "run away" situation on downhill. Nearly bit it
> on a steep downhill dirt trail when the brakes refused to brake. After
> that experience I always take the fuse out. Eventually I want to put
> in a bypass switch inside the cab. Now ABS is great on ice and on
> wet pavement. Providing you know it's so you can steer around the
> problem.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

I did....... with Valvoline's SynPower DOT4. It takes about a quart to
flush the old dirty stuff out. (the cost was $4.99 + tax)


"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Hi Earle,
> I wonder how many follow their maintenance guide and flush their brake
> fluid at sixty thousand: http://www.----------.com/WJLubeSchedule.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:--------------------
>
> "Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:45c5fc2c$0$21713$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> Do you have any statistics or even anecdotal evidence to back that up, or
> is
>> it just something you pulled out of your butt and blind allegiance to
>> industry propaganda? I have driven a few hundred thousand trouble-free
> and
>> accident-free miles without ABS. If I could be even safer than I am now,
>> wow, that would be real safe.
>>
>> Ivan, plug in the fuse and see what happens. With a vehicle this old, it
>> wouldn't hurt to flush the brake fluid and do a visual inspection of
>> brake
>> lines, pads, shoes, sensors, sensor wires, etc. Maybe the previous owner
>> used the vehicle on gravel roads or did some off roading, and just forgot
> to
>> plug the fuse back in one time.
>>
>> Earle
>
>

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

I did....... with Valvoline's SynPower DOT4. It takes about a quart to
flush the old dirty stuff out. (the cost was $4.99 + tax)


"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:52nmi8F1p1b7qU1@mid.individual.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I wonder how many follow their maintenance guide and flush their brake
> fluid at sixty thousand: http://www.----------.com/WJLubeSchedule.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:--------------------
>
> "Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:45c5fc2c$0$21713$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> Do you have any statistics or even anecdotal evidence to back that up, or
> is
>> it just something you pulled out of your butt and blind allegiance to
>> industry propaganda? I have driven a few hundred thousand trouble-free
> and
>> accident-free miles without ABS. If I could be even safer than I am now,
>> wow, that would be real safe.
>>
>> Ivan, plug in the fuse and see what happens. With a vehicle this old, it
>> wouldn't hurt to flush the brake fluid and do a visual inspection of
>> brake
>> lines, pads, shoes, sensors, sensor wires, etc. Maybe the previous owner
>> used the vehicle on gravel roads or did some off roading, and just forgot
> to
>> plug the fuse back in one time.
>>
>> Earle
>
>

Re: ABS disabled on XJ
 

I did....... with Valvoline's SynPower DOT4. It takes about a quart to
flush the old dirty stuff out. (the cost was $4.99 + tax)


"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:52nmi8F1p1b7qU1@mid.individual.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I wonder how many follow their maintenance guide and flush their brake
> fluid at sixty thousand: http://www.----------.com/WJLubeSchedule.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:--------------------
>
> "Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:45c5fc2c$0$21713$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>> Do you have any statistics or even anecdotal evidence to back that up, or
> is
>> it just something you pulled out of your butt and blind allegiance to
>> industry propaganda? I have driven a few hundred thousand trouble-free
> and
>> accident-free miles without ABS. If I could be even safer than I am now,
>> wow, that would be real safe.
>>
>> Ivan, plug in the fuse and see what happens. With a vehicle this old, it
>> wouldn't hurt to flush the brake fluid and do a visual inspection of
>> brake
>> lines, pads, shoes, sensors, sensor wires, etc. Maybe the previous owner
>> used the vehicle on gravel roads or did some off roading, and just forgot
> to
>> plug the fuse back in one time.
>>
>> Earle
>
>