| Re: [GMCnet] My First Vapor Lock [message #175271] |
Mon, 02 July 2012 00:03  |
rallymaster
Messages: 662
Registered: February 2004
Location: North Plains, ORYGUN
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It just occurred to me that Jerrod's coach's PO may have installed a
vacuum tank or an electric pump, and Jerrod didn't know it.
RonC
On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:53:50 +0000 (GMT) michael mitchell
<mickeysss@me.com> writes:
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> On Jul 01, 2012, at 08:20 PM, Kelvin Dietz <kelvin@datsuns.com>
> wrote:
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> Put that 12,000# on a hill and see if you can hold it?
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> I couldn't hold a 10,000# 230 on a fairly steep hill.
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> Personally I think what you're saying is actually a little
> dangerous.
> Yes... you can stop the coach, just like you can turn it if the PS
> isn't
> working. Neither work well and very likely you're going to hit
> something if you're surprised by this event.
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> Let's not suggest that folks are worrying about this problem when
> it's
> not something to worry about. I've experienced it. It's real.
>
> Kelvin
> '73 23' in Eugene, OR
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> On 7/1/2012 7:33 PM, Robert Mueller wrote:
> > Jerrod,
> >
> > There are more than one way to loose vacuum to the booster than
> having the engine die. I had the accelerator fully depressed on
> > Double Trouble to hold speed at the top of a hill on a freeway.
> Just as I got to the top the idiot in the left hand lane decided to
> > pull over to the right without signaling. I hit the horn and
> brakes. Nothing happened with the brakes fortunately the horn got
> his
> > attention and he stopped pulling over. After my heart rate got
> back to normal I pulled over and popped the driver side hood and
> > found out that somehow the canon plug on the brake vacuum booster
> pump had come loose.
> >
> > I have a sensitized booster and it works great but seems to loose
> vacuum which is why when I hit the brakes nothing happened at the
> > top of the hill.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rob M.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jerrod winter
> >
> > To all
> >
> > I AM NOT saying that assist isn't better.
> >
> > I AM saying that the brakes are still there and will work without
> the engine. Trying to stop the coach after the engine dies is one
> > thing. Nailing the brakes to avoid an accident is another. What
> are the odds that you have to make an emergency stop at the same
> > time the engine dies? My point is that if the engine dies, you
> still have brakes, they just take a little more force. Some of the
> > posts sound as though the brakes are gone and you're done. I just
> wanted to say otherwise.
>
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Ron & Linda Clark
1978 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] My First Vapor Lock [message #175336 is a reply to message #175271] |
Mon, 02 July 2012 17:55  |
winter
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My system is the original design with good pads that are in adjustment.
I am guessing that I put around 300 Lbs on the pedal for decent response when I did my test. If you're not capable of that then you would likely have a different experience.
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