Completely better in every way. In a Benz, engine oil can get into the vacuum system, and into the door lock system etc.
-----Original Message----- From: neil N [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:25 PM To: Scott Daniel - Shazam Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy Thanks for the correction. Sounds like a better vacuum pump design. Neil. On 1/23/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Diesel vanagons and 1.9's don't use the rabbi type vac. pump with the > diaphragm, > They have metal gears, sort of. > He should look closely at the nipple ( it's a one way valve too I think ) > on top of the vac pump. > They get pumped and broken very, very easily, that nipple, I can just see > the glue on it that someone tried to patch it with. - and that's the source > of he vac. assist problem. > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > neil N > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:11 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy > > Something else occurred to me. > > I know Scott mentioned the vacuum pump. Along those lines, I recall my > old Rabbit Diesel went through a phase of burning out the little > plastic discs in the vacuum pump. I realized later that the engine was > running too hot. > > Not sure if the 1.9 NA has the same or similar pump design, but..... > > Did the 1.9 over heat at any time? > > Neil. > > On 1/23/08, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > Worn (less efficient) out brake booster? > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > > > On 1/23/08, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > A few days ago I acquired an 82 Westy that had been mostly parked for a > > > couple years. 1.9NA, 5 speed. The brakes mostly work ok driving around > > > but if I put the tranny in neutral as I slow for a stop the brakes will > > > be ok for the first push of the pedal but not if I let up and push again > > > right away. The pedal stops moving at about the same place but the > > > brakes don't slow the vehicle much. > > > > > > Same going down hill, if I push in the clutch the brakes work for one > > > push but not after that. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > thanks, > > > Mark > > > 82 Westy 1.6 replaced with 1.9D-NA > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ |
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