Sounds like you need to take a inspection of the check valve. Then inspect
all vacume lines front to back.
Then consider it might be a bad vacume booster (Under the instrument
cluster).
I have a used booster for 25$ + freight.

Stan Wilder
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Knezevich, Aaronx M" <AaronxM.Knezevich@INTEL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 4:14 PM
Subject: Stiff Brakes

Does anyone know if the Vanagon has a brake booster?  I have an '82 and
it became harder and harder to stop about 2 years ago.  Now I have to
push very hard to stop the van whereas before it was like I had power
brakes.  The brakes are working, however.  Any info would be
appreciated.

Thanks,

Aaron