[DeTomaso] Replacement for Hall Pantera Brake Master Cylinder

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Last month on a Saturday I had the master cylinder almost completely fail in my 6 year old Wilkinson sourced brake booster/master cylinder unit while coming home from the Cars & Coffee show at Ford Plaza in Irvine. I called Steve and was told the MC was $270, and it wasn't available. 

As Mike suggests below I took the old one to my local independent auto parts store, we looked in a catalog and found the exact Wagner unit with the same bolt pattern and bore size, for $89. I went to the distributor myself to pick it up and had it installed and bled in an hour. I've heard the Wilkinson unit is from a Chevy S-10, can't confirm that.

Dan Pedersen



-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry - Ohio Time Corp <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
>Sent: May 6, 2009 6:28 AM
>To: MikeLDrew at aol.com, reillyms at gmail.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Replacement for Hall Pantera Brake Master Cylinder
>
><<1984 Ford Ranger unit (E2TA-2155)>>
>
>I would have concerns using a master cylinder designed for disks on the
>front and drums on the back. If I remember my school days there is a check
>valve in the M/C to hold small pressure in the lines. Disks needed more
>pressure then drums. At least it did 35 years ago...
>
>Larry - Cleveland
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
>Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:19 AM
>To: reillyms at gmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Replacement for Hall Pantera Brake Master Cylinder
>
>
>In a message dated 5/5/09 21 53 53, reillyms at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> The only
>> numbers I see on it are "E2TA".  I have seen mention that Hall used a
>> 1984 Ford Ranger unit (E2TA-2155), which looks right from the pics
>> I've seen.  It has a 15/16" bore.  [snip]  As I said my
>> objective is a simple replacement with the exact same unit that Hall
>> used in 1992 so I can quickly get driving again with minimal work and
>> expense ; ) 
>> 
>
>Mike,
>
>Nice to hear from you!   You've been a lurker I guess.   Nothing new to 
>you. ;>)
>
>Sounds like you've already done your homework; I wasn't aware of the 
>specific application for Hall's M/C but it was always rumored to come from a
>Ford 
>truck.   Armed with the part number, I'd trot down to your local auto parts 
>store and buy a replacement.   Then when you remove the old one, take it 
>apart and measure the bore to ensure they are the same; presuming they are, 
>then you're in business. :>)
>
>Mike
>
>
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