[DeTomaso] Vacuum to the Brake Booster

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

ROFLMAO!

Michael
On Oct 19, 2011 9:07 AM, "Larry - Ohio Time Corp" <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
wrote:

>
> <<I have 12 inches at 1000RPM, so I'm going to see if I can live with
> that>>
>
> Live with that? You could make movies with that!
>
>
>
> Larry (only VHS) - Cleveland
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of B. Seib
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:26 PM
> To: DetomasoList; mikebecker at cox.net; grayjim at att.net; Asa Jay Laughton;
> John Buckman; ehpantera at yahoo.com; rob at dumoulins.net; Drew, Mike
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Vacuum to the Brake Booster
>
> I believe the brake booster check valve is inside the metal banjo fitting
> on
> the stock booster? At least it is on the ones I've seen. This would be a
> good thing to check first.
>
> As far as losing vacuum at an idle with lumpy cams, I've been tossing
> around
> the idea of installing a vacuum reservoir tank in the engine bay. This is
> quite common in other cars. It would need a check valve between it and the
> intake port. This would store vacuum when present on the over-run and give
> it back at idle if required. I have 12 inches at 1000RPM, so I'm going to
> see if I can live with that.
>
> Barry
>
>
>
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> Mon Oct 17 22:56:54 CDT 2011
> Michael Becker mikebecker at cox.net wrote:
>
> Hi Gang,
> What sort of vacuum level should I expect to read on the hose that feeds
> the
> Brake Master resevior?  I am having some serious brake fade at low rpm's.
>  I
> have to rev the engine to get the brakes to respond.  They will work while
> driving, but while coasting, the power brakes seem to just fade away.  If I
> tap the throttle, I get them back.  It's very unconfortable.  I was
> thinking
> perhaps I have a vacuum leak in the trans-atlantic pipeline that runs from
> the intake manifold to the booster.  Am I barking up the wrong tree?  Could
> this just be a bad booster/resevior?  I have a high lift cam and have
> always
> noticed that when the car is idling really slow, it feels like there is no
> power assist.
> Mike
>
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