Date:         Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:17:36 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: brake proportioning valve (was: badly rusted mystery part)
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I installed an adjustable racing brake proportioning valve on an SVX Syncro
Vanagon , and I put it in the stock location, so one could reach in the
right front wheel well and change the adjustment just by turning a knob.  
  Why is anyone wanting anything besides the stock vanagon valve ? 
Scott
www.turbovans.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
BenT Syncro
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 6:38 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: brake proportioning valve (was: badly rusted mystery part)

On 12/12/07, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>
> OK, so none of these look like they're intended to be mounted under the
> vehicle, exposed to the elements, correct?  So what -- I run a loop of
brake
> line into the cabin and mount this valve under the dash somewhere?
>
> Allan
>

That's pretty much how most are designed. Otherwise, you'd have to crawl
under to do your adjustments? Yuck! If you want a non-adjustable situation,
go to "brake pressure regulators" indtead. Or better yet, find a load
sensitive version which automatically adjust the rear pressure depending on
the load. Most 85-later Golfs and Jettas had this IIRC. Even my lowly 88 Fox
wagon had one.


BenT