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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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I was only doing a little exploring, Fred, actually trying to do what you suggested, and hysteria? Excuse me for posting. I'm just real glad I don't work for you.
That's it - I'm through.

Posted on: 2010/11/21 23:13
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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Jim L. Do not let anyone chase u off. THAT IS EXACTLY the ploy of certain individuals.
THis BTV issue (with many many diatribes) has gone on for at least 12 years that i know of. And occurs quite frequently thru out the 12 years.

Inspite of any slightly less than civil or unwelcome remarks the BTV Topic has generated a great deal of interest and sucessful study of the problem. AS WELL as an interim solution (conversions).

To answer your question SPECIFICALLY about the rubber deformation of the compensator valve just look at the cut away views in the manual or those posted here on this forum (usually by HH56). U will see that when the valve is tipped back to the open position that it is drawn to a position where absolutely no part of the rubber touches anything except brake fluid.

I have a study unit here in my shop. My tests concur with the schematics of the manuals.

Posted on: 2010/11/21 23:34
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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To Jim L

I was quuite interested in what you posted and replied in what I thoiught was a respectful and helpful manner. If you took offense, I apologize. As for working forme, I think the length of service of many of my employees speaks for itself.. Several 30 years +, many 20 years +, 60 in all with little turnover.


I'm new on this forum, but if I had been watching the discussion go on for 12 years I'd conclude that something had been overlooked. Heck, the atomic bomb was developed in less time.

As a graduate but not licensed engineer and a scientist I will take a fresh look at the subject.


Fred Kanter
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Posted on: 2010/11/21 23:48
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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To Jim L.

Aha!! Now I see why you wouldn't want to work for me. Even in a Packard with chair high seats and torsion level, the commute from the Pacific Northwest to NJ would be a killer.

The hysteria remark was certainly not directed to you, it ws directed to those who feel that abandoning the BTV is the only right thing to do.

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Posted on: 2010/11/22 10:51
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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Those of us taking the time to discuss the BTV are not wanting to abandon it permanantly. Until the problem(s) of the BTV are solved we are using transplant units from more modern vehicles. TWELVE YEARS Fred Kanter. TWELVE YEARS the BTV debate/analysis has raged on.!!!!! Where have YOU been up until just the recent few WEEKS????

Posted on: 2010/11/22 11:19
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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It will be interesting to see the results of the poll. I am still wondering why it seems to be mostly the V8 models though. Am not totally buying the argument that they are driven more than the earlier ones but they do seem to get more of the complaints.

Posted on: 2010/11/22 11:27
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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Fred Kanter wrote: Quote:
The hysteria remark was certainly not directed to you, it ws directed to those who feel that abandoning the BTV is the only right thing to do.

(snipped together) As a graduate but not licensed engineer and a scientist I will take a fresh look at the subject.


Also as a graduate engineer, I take exception to being categorized as hysterical as one of "those who feel that abandoning the BTV is the only right thing to do."

As Albert Einstein said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." I gave up after four BTV repairs by four different professional vendors (see my response to the "Kanter Disc Brake Conversion" thread). Then I actually did something different (installing a modern dual MC booster system) and I got a different result. My conversion has not so much as hiccuped in over eight years. Rather than my one data point, there are now several conversions extant that also have not failed in many years.

More importantly, let's say that you are able to 1) determine why the BTV fails (I think there is more than one reason) and 2) develop a repair kit which addresses these deficiencies. How in the world are you going to convince anyone that this is a 100% reliable fix? What sort of testing could you possibly do that would be thorough and lengthy enough that would PROVE it? My experience is that the failures occur about 1 year after repair. That's a pretty lengthy and expensive test period, particularly if many, many Packards are involved.

Or instead would you hang the reputation of Kanter Auto Products on it?

Craig

Posted on: 2010/11/22 11:36
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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Amen Craig!!! Amen.

Posted on: 2010/11/22 14:35
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Re: BTV rebuild kit concerns check your compensator vale
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Craig,

There are those like you who write a cogent letter that is well though out, and then there are......

As a graduate engineer trained in the scientific method, you as well as I know you can't prove something will not happen. If someone puts motor oil in a BTV, a single manual cylinder or a dual like in your car it will fail. A mechanoic did that to my father's '55 BTV equipped Lincoln in '57 and it was an exciting downhill ride.

One thing to figure out is why these sudden failures seem to be recent, say in the last 10 years and a yer after the rebuild Seems that something degrades. As an engineer you know that pretty much anything mechanical can be explained.

I like challenges, I like studying things and figuring them out. I don;t quite know what you mean to hang the reputation of KAP on it, but I do know I'll give it my best unprejudiced shot.

Fred

Posted on: 2010/11/22 15:47
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