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Re: Brake problem
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Mon, 26 Jul 2004 05:16:57 -0700
Check the vacuum line from the engine to the brake booster, make sure it's good. If the line is good put a vacuum...
Re: DEm's da brakes!
Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:03:06 -0500
...fill the booster up until the fluid level reaches the vacuum line and brake fluid starts getting sucked into the vacuum line back to...
Brake dilemna continnued.............
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:23:57 -0500
...booster vac line goes through, start the car, and feel the brakes. Felt the same as always.........so, it is the vacuum line from...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:48:50 -0400
...Then, should the "T" or any of the newly installed line break, there would be no loss of vacuum to the brake booster. Mike...
Brake booster?
Historical mailing list - David Parsons
Sun, 1 Jun 2014 21:52:05 -0400
...When you start it the pedal travel goes way down? Bad booster? Can I plug off the Vacuum line and drive without the booster...
How-to Remove Brake Booster (also Brake MC and Clutch MC)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:30:51 EST
...Unhook the four 13mm bolts that hold the booster to the aluminum pedal mount. 16. Unhook the vacuum line on the brake booster. 17...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:19:48 -0700
...theoretically the brake booster's as good as any other spot. The only caveat is that a break in that large line will probably...
Re: Brake booster?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 Jun 2014 00:44:52 -0400
...Brake booster? I'm looking at a 81 vanagon. It's got good brake pedal with the vehicle off. When you start it the...
Re: Brake questions-HELP
Historical mailing list - Leon
Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:32:49 -0800
Sounds as you still have some air inside brake lines. Also likely leak in vacuum line. Check connections and check valve at booster and...
Re: Brakes, reprise
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:35:16 -0700
...One was a vacuum brake booster line. one was a plastic coolant bleed rail around the top of a 2.1 waterboxer engine compartment...
Re: Brake booster?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 2 Jun 2014 09:53:34 -1000
This 'pedal goes down on start up < with pressure applied to the pedal > is THE 'classic brake booster test' ... going back in automotive diagnostics...
Re: brake system vacuum leak
Historical mailing list
Sat, 25 Feb 1995 22:37:00 -0600 (CST)
...The check valve is located somewhere on the line running from the pump to the brake booster... Make sure you have a good pump...
Dem's da brakes!
Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
Wed, 2 Feb 2000 07:01:47 -0500
...I took the vacuum line off the brake booster and stuck my Mighty-Vac brake bleeder hose into the booster. I then proceeded to...
Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:35:43 -1000
...Brake Booster - 1991 Carat > > My brake booster is dead - or so says the mechanic. A boosteris near $450 and List Vendors only sell new...
Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved!
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:36:14 -0500
> > >By the way, for those of you who have done such conversions before, what did >you use for the brake booster vacuum line? I...
Power brake booster on Type II
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Dec 1995 11:32:43 -0800
...second vacuum line connection on the brake booster, right where the operating rod from the brake pedal goes into the brake booster? This is...
Brake booster woes.
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Wed, 1 Aug 2001 07:42:17 -0400
...that I have a brake booster issue. There is a pressure loss, somewhere in it, or in the lines to it. I have looked...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:47:25 -0700
...Check valves at points of exit would be smart, and VW did indeed put one in the brake booster line before it exits the...
Re: Engine stops running at red lights
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:16:50 +0200
...Due to a broken seal in it, the engine could suck in air through the brake booster�s vacuum lines and died, mostly when...
Brake booster problem update.please help!
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:42:54 -0400
Ok, Tested check valve and it was fine.............so, I thought, I can test the line all the way to the booster by taking...
Re: Brakes, reprise
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:57:56 -0400
...hole in the plastic line, > appearing to be punctured in from the outside. > > One was a vacuum brake booster line. > one was a plastic...
Re: Stiff Brakes
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:23:27 -0500
...Stiff Brakes Does anyone know if the Vanagon has a brake booster? I have an '82 and it became harder and harder to stop...
Re: Brake dilemna continnued.............
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:48:18 -0500
...The restrictor is probably there to smooth out the vacuum supply to the booster. Put a gauge on the line at the booster. It...
Re: Brake Booster question
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:38:28 -0500
The test for the booster is to pump up the brake pedal until it is hard and then start the van. The pedal should...
Re: Power brake booster on Type II
Historical mailing list
Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:58:10 -0500
...second vacuum line connection on the brake >booster, right where the operating rod from the brake pedal goes into the >brake booster? This is...
Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 06:30:12 -0700
If brake fluid has been leaking into the booster, I would replace it. If not, it should work for a while longer. The brake...
Re: 82 westy brake troubles
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 22:45:32 -0600
...Your vacuum booster line has a check valve in it (the 1/2" line just to the left of your Double Relay). To test...
Brake booster problem
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:30:15 -0400
...booster line, and when i come to a stop vacuum goes all the way to zero if i keep my foot on the brake...
Re: Brake booster problem
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:57:38 -0500
...booster line, and when i come to a stop vacuum goes all the way > to zero > if i keep my foot on the brake...
Re: Brake Fluid, Where is it going!?
Historical mailing list - jules
Fri, 2 Mar 2012 16:33:27 -0500
Perhaps it's leaking into the brake booster housing. was the master cylinder replaced with the rest of the system overhaul? One way to...
Fw: Dem's da brakes!
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:04:45 -0500
...I took the vacuum line off the brake booster > and stuck my Mighty-Vac brake bleeder hose into the booster. I then proceeded > to...
Re: Case of the disappearing brake fluid
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:56:04 -0700
...Is leaking into the brake booster? The brakes seem fine otherwise. > > Thanks, > > Chris S.
Re: 81 Westy Break/Engine qusetion
Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:55:28 -0800
Well I did all the tests & the Brake booster servo is shot. Will it be OK to just plug the large vacuum line that...
Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:38:40 -0400
...Vacuum Brake Booster > > If brake fluid has been leaking into the booster, I > would replace it. If not, it should work for a while...
brake system vacuum leak
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Sat, 25 Feb 1995 20:15:28 +0000
...Upon brake pedal application, there is what sounds like a vacuum leak coming from the power brake booster unit in the engine compartment, but...
Trouble bleeding brakes
Historical mailing list - Roger Donahe
Wed, 19 May 2004 12:33:27 -0700
...I've read in the Bentley that on vehicles with a brake booster (mine looks like it has this) that the vacuum line needs...
Frustration in Brake Land
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:25:48 EST
...He told me to replace the brake booster, the master cylinder, and the front calipers and whatever the brake system needed. I had a...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:54:30 -0700
Along these lines, does anyone have any wisdom regarding whether stealing vacuum from the brake booster hose is any better or worse than stealing...
Re: Brake Booster question
Historical mailing list - Troy
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:30:21 -0900
...Brake Booster question Hi there: Have a question about a possible vacuum leak from the brake booster. When I depress the brake pedal I...
Brake questions-HELP
Historical mailing list - Michael Brown
Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:56:29 -0500
...After I replaced it, I bleed the brakes. Now when I push the brakes, I hear a hissing noise coming from the booster and...
Brake Booster question
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 15:58:38 -0900
...Have a question about a possible vacuum leak from the brake booster. When I depress the brake pedal I hear a very low-level...
Re: Brake problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:26:49 -0700
...you know the 'booster test' ? do that test. also ........I doubt you have this .......but make sure the vaccum line from engine to booster...
Re: Potential bad Brake Master Cylinder?
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:23:28 -0500
...I plugged the >brake booster line back in, and started it back up. Surely enough, after a >bit, SMOKE. So i'm burning brake...
Brake problem continued
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:07:54 -0500
...Currently, I have the booster vac line plugged to get an accurate feel of the brakes while diagnosing......... Pulled rear drums and hubs today...
Re: Brake Booster question
Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 01:00:29 -0600
...Brake Booster question Hi there: Have a question about a possible vacuum leak from the brake booster. When I depress the brake pedal I...
Re: Power brake booster on Type II
Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
Mon, 1 Jan 1996 22:20:28 -0600 (CST)
...second vacuum line connection on the brake > >booster, right where the operating rod from the brake pedal goes into the > >brake booster? This is...
Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved!
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:01:25 -0800
...Dana >> By the way, for those of you who have done such conversions before, >> what did >> you use for the brake booster vacuum line...
Re: Brake Booster question
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 16:01:58 -0900
...Have a question about a possible vacuum leak from the brake booster. When I depress the brake pedal I hear a very low-level...
Re: Brake questions-HELP
Historical mailing list - Leon
Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:23:14 -0800
...After I replaced it, I bleed the brakes. > Now when I push the brakes, I hear a hissing noise coming from the > booster and...
Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:37:45 -0700
...How about teeing it off the brake booster line? I think I have identified it: it comes out of the throttle body just behind...
Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
Historical mailing list - James V
Sun, 29 Feb 2004 01:05:25 -0800
...Don't disconnect the master cylinder hydraulic > lines though, they will flex enough to allow you to remove it from the brake > booster. Okay...
Re: Brake Fluid, Where is it going!?
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sat, 3 Mar 2012 07:25:20 -0500
...the lowest part > of the body of the booster (go in where the vacuum booster line > attaches) and apply vacuum to the hose and...
Re: Brakes, reprise
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:32:09 -0700
...hole in the plastic line, >> appearing to be punctured in from the outside. >> >> One was a vacuum brake booster line. >> one was a plastic...
Re: Brake Cylinder Change Web Site
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 26 May 2002 19:51:49 -0500
...the two steel lines #5) Remove the two 13mm nuts holding it onto the vacuume booster. #6) Check the vacuume booster for fluids and...
RE: Idle problems
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Fri, 15 Sep 1995 11:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
...The master cylinder is bolted to this booster., and the metal vacuum line has a rubber hose on it that goes to the booster...
Re: Brake lights won't turn off
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Sat, 25 May 2013 18:49:32 -0400
...I had a similar problem in my van with the brake lights, but it was because the booster was applying the brakes while the...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:16:45 -0400
...How about teeing it off the brake booster line? I think I have identified it: it comes out of the throttle body just behind...
Re: Case of the disappearing brake fluid
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:25:49 -0700
...Is leaking into the brake booster? The brakes seem fine otherwise. > > Thanks, > > Chris S. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:10:46 -0400
...Vacuum Brake Booster > > If brake fluid has been leaking into the booster, I > would replace it. If not, it should work for a while...
Re: Frustration in Brake Land
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 14:26:34 -0800
...Still the same!! > > Any suggestions? I am starting to suspect that my helper did something > wrong when he installed the brake booster, however I...