[6pack] 6pack Digest, Vol 3, Issue 7

[Barry Young]

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Today's Topics:

   1. Sloane's oil pressure (Yahoo)
   2. Brake Booster (John Cyganowski)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:02:42 -0700
From: Yahoo <brucesimms2003 at yahoo.ca>
To: "6pack at autox.team.net" <6pack at autox.team.net>
Subject: [6pack] Sloane's oil pressure
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        <1414526562.75922.YahooMailNeo at web162305.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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My cold start up pressure is  80- 85 lbs when she roars to life.   Same as when I bought my 6 17 years ago.   Hot 900 rpm idle is 20-25.   I did the oil pump blueprint a few years ago when I had the pan off to install steel sealing block, fix a leak and clean out gunk at bottom of pan.  Smoothing out the oil pump body gave me 5-10 lbs at start-up.   Other then that and new thrust washers, no bottom end work by me.   I use STP at every oil change, which is every fall nowadays.
I think my pressure is quite acceptable, but not perfect.   Power is very good.
Cheers,  Bruce Simms


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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:45:02 -0700
From: John Cyganowski <janah at att.net>
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Brake Booster
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        <1414532702.56281.YahooMailMobile at web185402.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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The vanishing brake fluid is likely to be leaking past your master cinder seals and winding up inside your brake booster. If the booster seals haven't failed (they wl eventually) the booster will fill to the point where the fluid is sucked into the intake manifold through the brake booster vacuum line. Then when the booster seals fail fluid will drip on to your shoe (and eat the paint off if you are wearing sneakers).

You can buy a rebuilt booster or have it rebuilt by Brake Parts and Materials. It doesn't cost much and they can replace the parts that arent available to the general public.

Generally you are better off buying a new master cylinder. I can't get into why shouldn't try to rebuild it yourself here. Try to get an original OEM cylinder as the Asian aftermarket ones don't have a good track record. 

Best of luck
John Cyg
70 Damson
CC52927LO


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