Re: [Chrysler300] power brake electric vacuum booster

[Bill Leahy <bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

larry

i had brakes at the top of the pedal but nothing at the bottom / the 
vacuum supplement gizmo solved that problem.

actually i was scared to get to near other cars, fearing having to stop 
quickly and not being able to.

billlll in kennewick washington
On Sep 22, 2008, at 7:19 AM, Larry Nirenberg wrote:

> I have a dual master cylinder with front disks on my F and the only 
> problem
>  is the rather long pedal travel compared to any other car I have ever
>  driven. The brakes themselves work very well once now that I have 
> gotten
>  used to this. I have been told that it is the nature of the type of 
> vacuum
>  system employed in Chrysler products of this vintage and have not 
> worried
>  about it. Is this the problem that the supplemental booster is trying 
> to
>  solve?
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>  Behalf Of Bill Leahy
>  Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 10:09 AM
>  Cc: Chrysler 300 Club Intl
>  Subject: [Chrysler300] power brake electric vacuum booster
>
>  i just installed a supplimental vacuum booster to my 57 300 C / it
>  improved the braking dramatically.
>
>  i went to a local junk yard and got an electrical unit off an 82 cad
>  cimmaron.
>
>  this is a list to choose from:
>  Buick
>  . 82 Skyhawk-J
>  . 82- 85 Skylark-X
>
>  Cadillac
>  . 82 Cimmaron
>
>  Chevrolet
>  . 84-86 Celebrity-A
>  . 82 Caprice-B
>  . 82 Cavalier-J
>  . 82-85 Citation-X
>
>  Oldsmobile
>  . 86 Cierra-A
>  . 82 Firenza-J
>  . 82-84 Omega-X
>
>  Pontiac
>  . 85-86 6000
>  . 82 J2000
>  . 82-84 Phoenix-X
>
>  billllllllllll in kennewick washington with brakes / yahoooo
>
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