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Bad brake booster symptom ? #1413350
04/01/13 10:22 PM
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79 200 series Van 318/727.

Sitting at idle its ok. Press the brake pedal and it gets rougher, tries to smooth out but the engine shaking is noticeable since its right there in the vehicle. foot off the brake pedal and its back to normal. Do I have a 'bad' booster ? With the new carburetor I can actually get the engine to idle properly, with the old BBD it was all I could do to get it to run at all sometimes. Before the conversion to 4bbl, just running with the engine cover installed and pressing the pedal at idle I could hear a moderate 'woosh' sound and thought it odd but nothing more. The crappy idle before probably helped to mask the problem.

Booster is a cardone reman from the local store, maybe 3-4 years old at most.

Re: Bad brake booster symptom ? [Re: 135sohc] #1413351
04/01/13 10:49 PM
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Had same thing happen several years back...the seal that the rod goes through from the booster to the master cyl. went bad causing a vacuum leak.


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Re: Bad brake booster symptom ? [Re: 135sohc] #1413352
04/01/13 10:57 PM
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Oh, and I just remembered, the real problem was a very small leak from the master cyl. onto the rod causing it to rust and ruin the booster seal.


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Re: Bad brake booster symptom ? [Re: 135sohc] #1413353
04/02/13 12:07 PM
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My van has an extra port on the vacuum hose fitting going into the MC. The caps I put on seem not to last long, and leak. Might not be the problem, but it's an easy check.

Re: Bad brake booster symptom ? [Re: 135sohc] #1413354
04/02/13 01:14 PM
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Quote:

79 200 series Van 318/727.

Booster is a cardone reman from the local store, maybe 3-4 years old at most.




Cardone needs to change its name....should be Car-never-done.

Went thru 3 of their boosters and 4 master cyls on dads 89 w250.

Ed

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04/02/13 01:17 PM
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Oh, and I just remembered, the real problem was a very small leak from the master cyl. onto the rod causing it to rust and ruin the booster seal.




The mc was replaced the same time as the booster because it was dead. old booster was nasty in that area also which was why I decided to change it out, probably in hindsight there was nothing wrong with it that a wire brush and rattle can couldnt have fixed.


Check valve only has a single port for the vac hose and all of that is in good condition. Leaning towards the diaphram having a small hole in it. I never drove the van before changing/rebuilding the brake system (why it originally sat parked for 3 years) but even after the rebuild/restoration of the brake system I have never felt the brake system has the proper amount of stopping power that it should.







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