Re: hph's 400
Posted by humanpotatohybrid On 2024/6/6 15:35:05
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And if you disconnect a brake line they will have a similar feel to correctly working modern power brakes.
The other day I heard back from Andy at Tiger Treadle Vac. Apparently someone in the past used adhesive to do "something" on the reservoir, and the vacuum cylinder has a strange rust pattern. It's hard to believe the rust would have happened recently, so presumably the previous guy just ignored it. The unit was most recently rebuilt a decade or so ago by a "Florida specialist". Wonder who that was...
Anyway I'm pulling the one from my parts car to see if anything in there will be useable. Though it almost seems like a waste of time. Actually I've never had a problem with the vacuum assist, so maybe that rust mark wouldn't be too bad to use as-is, but I don't think I'll do that.
In other news, I replaced the flasher but my turn signals still don't work. Time to start checking circuits...
Note to self: Howard's diagram:packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb ... 8333&post_id=272514#forumpost272514
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Packard Don wrote:
Quote:To be fair I should have noticed since I was pumping the brakes while it was still in park, but as some of us know the TV brakes have pretty much the same feel and travel with a gentle push when building NO pressure as a regular car's brakes do normally, and I didn't consciously notice that it wasn't
Can you elaborate on what you mean? Mine have virtually no pedal travel and hard feel but stop on a dime so maybe I misunderstood what you were describing.
And if you disconnect a brake line they will have a similar feel to correctly working modern power brakes.
The other day I heard back from Andy at Tiger Treadle Vac. Apparently someone in the past used adhesive to do "something" on the reservoir, and the vacuum cylinder has a strange rust pattern. It's hard to believe the rust would have happened recently, so presumably the previous guy just ignored it. The unit was most recently rebuilt a decade or so ago by a "Florida specialist". Wonder who that was...
Anyway I'm pulling the one from my parts car to see if anything in there will be useable. Though it almost seems like a waste of time. Actually I've never had a problem with the vacuum assist, so maybe that rust mark wouldn't be too bad to use as-is, but I don't think I'll do that.
In other news, I replaced the flasher but my turn signals still don't work. Time to start checking circuits...
Note to self: Howard's diagram:packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb ... 8333&post_id=272514#forumpost272514
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