IML: Old vs redone boosters (and other)

[Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

Careful on the used parts. 

Poor things are 50 years old and have been sitting.

Redo gets around the possibility of a brittle part
failing when you need it most...

Once you've done it, you're good to go for the next 25
+ years....


Hope things sort themselves out!!!


-K


--- JIM LORENZEN <jdlpdx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Would that I will be that lucky.  I'm going out to
> the farm this weekend to 
> prep and hopefully bring the '62 into town.  There
> is another vacuum booster 
> on one of the '61s out there and I'm planning on
> grabbing that one.  Also it 
> seems that I have another one lurking in my basement
> if I can only find it. 
> If not, and if the one from the farm isn't any
> better, it looks like I'll 
> take Kenyon and Paul's advice and ship it down to
> San Jose.
> 
> Jim L. in OR
>     '60 Crown 4dr Southampton
>     '62 Crown 4dr Southampton
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "john sadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 11:09 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: Strange Beast Sighted Prowling
> North Portland
> 
> 
> > The power assist went out on my 60 probably about
> 14 years ago. It had 
> > been in the body shop for a few months previously.
> >     One day, I was taking it over to get a new
> headliner installed. I 
> > almost missed the entrance & jammed on the brakes.
> Wasn't I surprised that 
> > the power assist came back after the panic stop.
> I've never had any 
> > further problem.
> > John
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kenyon Wills" <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: IML: Strange Beast Sighted Prowling
> North Portland
> >
> >
> >> My solution was to ship to Karp's in San Jose and
> have
> >> it rebuilt.
> >>
> >> They seem to have a stranglehold on the rebuild
> >> components, and will not sell parts seperate for
> >> "liability reasons", but stand ready to do a
> complete
> >> redo for you.
> >>
> >> There is a diaphram in there that us usually
> torn.
> >>
> >> I've just swallowed hard and bought rebuilds on
> the 4
> >> that I've faced.  $250 or so.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -K
> >>
> >>
> >> --- JIM LORENZEN <jdlpdx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Gang -
> >>> Well, my '60 at last has brakes (sort of) and
> while
> >>> it is great to be able to move the car without
> the
> >>> neighbor watching her fence, there is a slight
> >>> hic-up in my plans.  Even though the brake light
> >>> switch has come back to life, one major
> component
> >>> has not:  The Power Brake Booster.  So this
> evening
> >>> I'm curled up with the FSM trying to figure out
> how
> >>> to get it back to life.  It is the Oval Metal
> Type
> >>> as opposed to the bellows.   It states in the
> >>> troubleshooting section that loss of power
> assist
> >>> can be caused by the car sitting in storage for
> a
> >>> long period of time and I guess 13 years would
> >>> qualify.
> >>> Does anyone have some suggestions about what to
> do
> >>> or not to do when tearing into one of these
> units?
> >>> The FSM gives some pretty good directions but
> any
> >>> additional help would sure be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Jim L. in OR
> >>>     '60 Crown 4dr Southampton
> >>>     '62 Crown 4dr Southampton
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> >> Kenyon Wills
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