You wrote:
>
>
>Here are the symptoms:
>1. When I first got the car, everything in the brake system was
refurbished,
>except the booster. Very hard to get enough pressure to stop the car.
As I drove
>the car more and more, the brakes got better (If you believe in
something
>actually fixing itself).
>2. The car's idle goes up 500-700 rpm when the brakes are applied,
leading me to
>believe there is some sort of vacuum leak. I put new hoses between the
booster
>and intake manifold.
>3. It's not using any brake fluid.
>
>Thanks for everyone's help!
>
I rebuilt my own 10 yrs ago and its still going fine. The trick is to
be able to recognize if the hydrauilic cylinder is too far gone. Apart
from that lots of care and keep everything very clean, and follow the
directions carefully. Be sure that you have the right kit, there are (I
believe) 3 different boosters out there.
But, are you sure you need it. How are the brakes. The idle will rise
on brake application momentarily, but not the whole time the brakes are
applied. Also if the idle mixture is off this may be accentuated.
John Series IV(ish)
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