Dennis,
You can probably fix it yourself. The prop valve is also used for failed
systems. If one circuit goes, the prop shuttles and isolates the failed
circuit. Alot of the time they don't like to shuttle back once the problem is
fixed. However, when they do shuttle, the red brake lamp should illuminate on
your dash. My best luck resetting them has been to do a bunch of very hard
brake applies until it resets. If this doesn't work, you can take the prop
apart and see if you can force it to reset. Just be careful when you tear the
prop apart, there is a spring in there that loves to pop out and fly across the
room when you take the cap off.
Seth
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On 4/14/2004 at 11:46 AM Dennis Kronberg wrote:
>Well, I finally finished my brake system replacement last night and
>unfortunately, my greatest fear has come true. The ever important
>proportioning valve has indeed gone bad so I'm stuck. It diverts properly
>to the front wheels as I was able to sucessfully bleed them. The rears
>however, were getting nothing from the valve itself and therefore of
>course,
>not sending any fluid to the back to activate or even bleed the brakes.
>
>Has anybody ever had their prop valve go bad and if so, what was done to
>remedy the problem. The AMC part number listed in the cross reference
>does
>not come up at any source I have checked, even an AMC parts distributor.
>Is
>it possible the number on the list is bad? Does anybody have one that is
>clean enough to read the casting numbers on the side of it? I don't know
>if
>these will get me anywhere but it couldn't hurt. As mine was pretty rusty,
>the best guess I can come up with is 83869 as a number on the side of it.
>
>Please help!! I wanted to test drive this weekend! ARRRRGH!!
>
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