Re: IML: Old vs redone boosters (and other)

["JIM LORENZEN" <jdlpdx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

 

You're right about the '62 being different from the '59 thru '61 however it's my '60 that has the booster problem.  In the long run I'm strongly leaning to Kenyon's advice about just having the old one re-done.  The limited experience I've had trying to stop the '60 without the vacuum assist just moving around the drive way and the alley has convinced me that I never want to be in a possition of trying to stop this beast at a speed any greater than 2mph, even with new brakes, without the booster!  If either the one hiding (so far, successfully) in my basement or on the '61 at the farm do work, it will be used purely as a temporary measure.

My thanks to the group and to you, Kenyon and Paul specifically for your thoughtfull input on my little problem.

As far as the '62 goes, it looks like we're on for bringing her home either Sunday or Monday.

 

Jim L. in OR
    '60 Crown 4dr Southampton
    '62 Crown 4dr Southampton

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: "john sadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>

To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 8:47 PM

Subject: Re: IML: Old vs redone boosters (and other)

>I don't believe 
that the 61 booster will fit the 62.  The 59 -61 have the 
> master 
mounted below  the booster. The 62 & up have the master mounted on 
> the front of the booster.
> John
> ----- Original Message 
----- 
> From: "Kenyon Wills" <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 5:19 PM
> Subject: 
IML: Old vs redone boosters (and other)
> 
> 
>> 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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