[DeTomaso] Brake question

[Julian Kift]

I'm trying to picture how you brakes are plumbed, normally a proportioning valve is in a singular line (typically rear, but stock on the Pantera is front) adn it limits the flow in that line.

When the shuttle valve was removed how were the lines connected together?

Julian

> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:53:36 -0400
> From: rob at dumoulins.net
> To: jb841 at cox.net
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake question
> 
> Shuttle valve is removed. Circuits isolated with a modern proportioning
> valve.
> On May 12, 2012 1:16 PM, "John Buckman" <jb841 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > >>>I no longer have the shuttle valve installed, it that matters.
> >
> >
> > Rob,
> >
> > The shuttle valve also incorporates the brake light switch.  If the
> > shuttle valve were removed,
> > the brake light switch would have to be plumbed back into the hydraulic
> > line or a mechanical
> > switch would need to be added to the brake pedal.
> >
> > If the shuttle valve were removed, and the brake lines were all connected
> > together instead of
> > "splitting" the hydraulic system (which is what the shuttle valve "block"
> > does), then any problem
> > in the hydraulic system (boiling of fluid or loss of fluid due to a leak)
> > would affect all four corners
> > of the car, and would cause the brake pedal to go to the floor.
> >
> > John
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