[DeTomaso] BRAKE HELP NEEDED

[Mikael]

Loops are made so that there's more flexibility towards the parts moving
around, reduces the risk of metal fatigue

Mikael


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Fra: Will Kooiman [mailto:will.kooiman at gmail.com] 
Sendt: 14. juni 2012 22:37
Til: MikeLDrew at aol.com
Cc: mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk; clewis at dmn.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] BRAKE HELP NEEDED

So, why do many cars have loops in the hard lines?

My 93 Mustang had them at the master.

On Jun 14, 2012, at 10:24 AM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:

> 
> In a message dated 6/14/12 4 19 57, mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk writes:
> 
> 
>> Chris, FYI I have less vacuum than you have at idle, and no braking 
>> problems (all new parts from Dennis Quella), so I don't think it's a 
>> vacuum issue.
>> 
>> 
> 
> Well, I suspect it *is* a vacuum issue, but not the simple kind (i.e. 
> not the fact that the engine doesn't make enough vacuum).
> 
> All the vacuum in the world won't help a bad booster.   And your symptoms 
> sound like a bad booster to me.   You've already got one gimmick piled on
top 
> of another, but the fundamentals need to be right too.
> 
> I know Dennis Quella sells rebuilt boosters for a rather hefty price, with

> a core charge on top of that.   Others here have reported great luck
having 
> their boosters rebuilt by specialists for quite a bit less (Dennis is 
> undoubtedly sending his out to one of those guys and paying the same 
> rate you would, then marking them up, which is not an unreasonable thing
to do).
> 
> I'd definitely give that a try.
> 
> Mike (who has mushy brakes due to inexplicable loops that were put 
> into his hard lines when the car was restored--new hard lines are in a 
> box, waiting for installation--and they might be there quite awhile!) 
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