Re: BTV Issues...

Posted by Eric Boyle On 2010/9/26 13:24:12

Let me clarify my position on this a little better.

This letter is NOT specifically about the BTV, it's about the HydroVac, a similar but different booster.

Even though I'm the #1 advocate of NOT using the BTV, I thought that if I could at least help one person who stubbornly clings to it to make their car safer then I'm doing my job. ANY single-line master cylinder is inherently unsafe, no matter if it's manual or power.

I was thinking that if this brings out a logical discussion on the flaws in the BTV, then that's a good thing. I'm also thinking that the close proximity of the BTV unit to the exhaust could possibly be the reason the leather seal "dries out" quicker in Packards, helping the brake failure that people have reported. As well as causing other issues we have only begun to analyze.

I think the heat and moisture accumulation caused by the location of the unit is the #1 reason for failure in the Packard version of the BTV.