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Subject:Re: hissing brakes
From:Joshua Van Tol
Date:Tue, 5 Jan 1999 20:43:30 -0600

>When i first fdrive my 1980 Westy, the first time i step on the brakes i
>hear a faint hissing noise (vacuum?) coming from under the dash (brake
>booster?).  Will not hear again until the next morning.  Is this a bad
>sign or did my hearing just improve 1000% and this is normal noise.
>
>eric.henning@bailey.com

That noise is most likely, as you suggest, coming from the brake booster.
Whether it's a problem or not is hard to say.

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net