In a message dated 5/14/99 2:07:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dchilds@epri.com
writes:
> Is there any reason why that break pressure warning switch could not be
> removed, provided you could find a way to connect the lines back together.
> Has any one done this? It would be nice clean up that area a little.
Dave,
The only purpose the PDWA serves is to warn you that you have a loss of fluid
due to a ruptured line in one of your brake systems -- either the front or
the rear.
Ideally, it tells you this before you kill yourself.
Other than that, there is no reason to keep it. It you do remove it, though,
be sure to retain the front to rear brake system isolation. Otherwise, a
rupture in one half of the system will result in a complete loss of brakes,
rather than in just the half with the line break.
If you want to keep it, but really don't like the looks of it where it's at,
it could be relocated out of sight somewhere, even to the rear of the car,
with no adverse effect on its operation.
For a description of how the PDWA works, and how to repair it, go to:
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/pdwa.html
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://members.aol.com/danmas/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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