[DeTomaso] BRAKE HELP NEEDED

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

Hi Chris,

I would install a temporary vacuum gauge on your storage tank to see if the
problem happens only when vacuum is below a point. You can also test how
long the storage tank holds the vacuum, when the motor is off, and that the
check valves are working.

Larry (spend $10 first) - Cleveland



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of clewis at dmn.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:34 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] BRAKE HELP NEEDED
Importance: High

My 1973 GTS has brakes that really don't work very well.

I have Wilwood calipers and a Wilwood master cylinder.  Since the engine
only makes 13 inches of vacuum at idle I don't feel I can rely on it to
assist the booster.  The booster is attached to a vaccum 
resevoir, which in turn is attached to an electric vacuume pump.

The brakes seem to work well only sporadically.  Sometimes they bite and
other times the pedal is very hard and the brakes do not bite.

I am thinking of going to an electrically boosted hydraulic system, but the
downside is big bucks ($1250, plus shipping and plus installation)

Anybody have this problem?  How did you solve it?  Has anybody instalkled
electrically boosted hydraulic brakes in their Pantera?  What problems did
you encounter?  How did you solve them?


 - Chris Lewis

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