FordGuy100
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You only have electric vacuum brakes? Yikes!
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Matrix37495
The Amish Wolfman
Yea, his vacuum pump was shot and he had a spare compressor layin around. It actually draws it down pretty quick...
Whats so bad about electric vacuum pumps?
Whats so bad about electric vacuum pumps?
FordGuy100
Registered User
I would just think they cant pull the vacuum nearly as fast as a regular one, so braking could be effected?
93cc7.3
needs turbo power
well for the time being i still have both but the electric is much faster ..
i currently have a bad booster so it leaks bad when u hold it the mechanical cant keep up and takes about a minuite to build 20 hg vac so that i could pump the brakes a second time but the electric will pull 20 in 4 seconds and will pull 30 in about 30 seconds for now i just have it on a toggle and only use it when im sitting in stop and go traffic i need to get a vac switch which is about 35 bucks then it will be automated and i can ditch the mechanical all together
i currently have a bad booster so it leaks bad when u hold it the mechanical cant keep up and takes about a minuite to build 20 hg vac so that i could pump the brakes a second time but the electric will pull 20 in 4 seconds and will pull 30 in about 30 seconds for now i just have it on a toggle and only use it when im sitting in stop and go traffic i need to get a vac switch which is about 35 bucks then it will be automated and i can ditch the mechanical all together
93cc7.3
needs turbo power
well for the time being i still have both but the electric is much faster ..
i currently have a bad booster so it leaks bad when u hold it the mechanical cant keep up and takes about a minuite to build 20 hg vac so that i could pump the brakes a second time but the electric will pull 20 in 4 seconds and will pull 30 in about 30 seconds for now i just have it on a toggle and only use it when im sitting in stop and go traffic i need to get a vac switch which is about 35 bucks then it will be automated and i can ditch the mechanical all together
i currently have a bad booster so it leaks bad when u hold it the mechanical cant keep up and takes about a minuite to build 20 hg vac so that i could pump the brakes a second time but the electric will pull 20 in 4 seconds and will pull 30 in about 30 seconds for now i just have it on a toggle and only use it when im sitting in stop and go traffic i need to get a vac switch which is about 35 bucks then it will be automated and i can ditch the mechanical all together
FordGuy100
Registered User
Wow thats pretty darned good it can draw the vacuum down that fast.
I know on my Ex... the electric vacuum pump will pull down and shut off in about 30 seconds on a cold start..... but, it only runs the hubs and the HVAC Doors.....
FordGuy100
Registered User
And just the smallest leak will cause significant vaccum problems on those SD's. I dont think he has a SD vacuum pump though by the sounds of it
93cc7.3
needs turbo power
ya what it is, is a thomas air compressor that used to be on a airbag helper kit and i switched the input and out on it so that its drawing air out of my 1 gallon air tank then the rest of the vac system of course .... once i have the switch to control it, it should be fool proof because these compressors can run for about 30 mins before thermal shutdown...
i doubt ill ever be holding the brakes for 30 mins lol thats what the ebrake is for
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