Re: Treadle Vac Conversion

Posted by Tim Cole On 2022/1/31 16:30:59

My only beef with Treadle-Vac is there is no vent between the cylinder and the booster, so if the unit develops a leak the results are catastrophic. The compensator may look Mickey Mouse, but when it has the correct materials does not seem trouble prone.

On modern cars they used to have a vent port that would allow such fluid leaks to vent for easy detection. Later the Vice-Presidents for Customer Dissatisfaction put out a memo telling the engineers to fix that, so now faulty master cylinders will fill boosters with brake fluid and ruin them. That's what is called progress.

If you watch Jay Leno's video on his Caribbean he talks about driving down Mullholland Drive and overwhelming his brakes. That is the favorite road for Hollywood chase scenes.

However, if you try to drive those Packards in a reasonable manner you are at the mercy of all the jerks on the road today. My modern car has the flasher switch almost finger reach from the steering wheel which comes in handy when these idiots decide to stop dead from high speed on the expressway. If they aren't tailgating and looking at Twit they are slamming on the brakes to rubberneck at state troopers.