Fellow NCTA member lost alternator on way to Breckenridge. Will make it by
swapping batteries with others in caravan. Can someone help with supplying
alternator at VTR National? Call Darrell Floyd at 330-256-8450. I'm already
at Beaver Run
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On Aug 15, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Bud Rolofson <levilevi@comcast.net> wrote:
> Irv,
>
> Another thought..maybe you have a leak in the booster diaphram that shows up
once it heats up the engine bay. Try a bolt in the vacuum hose going to the
booster. You'll still have brakes, just not "boosted" brakes.
>
> Had a booster go out pulling into the VTR parking lot in Portland, Oregon
for VTR2000, but someone pointed out that I still had brakes so I autocrossed
it and drove 1400 miles home and didn't replace it for about a year. I kinda
got used to driving it that way and almost thought about disconnecting the vac
line and plugging it to autocross because I felt like I had a better feel for
pedal pressure when braking for cones.
>
> Bud Rolofson
>
> 71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
> 66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck-Almost parts)
> 66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
> 71F-250 Camper Special (Triumph Support Vehicle)
> Z-50A Hardly Davidson 1977 Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
> levilevi@comcast.net
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2011, at 6:16 AM, Irv Korey wrote:
>
>> My car, a 74 TR6, is experiencing a very long brake pedal after I have
been
>> on the road for a while. The pedal goes almost to the floor, just like the
>> dreaded brake pad knockback. When I drive around town, this doesn't occur,
>> only on a road trip (I am on my way to VTR). This doesn't happen after a
>> hard corner, just some highway cruising. My current setup is
>>
>> new brake rotors
>> freshly rebuilt Toyota calipers with new pads
>> Uncle Jack front stub axle, wheel bearing kit, front hubs
>> new ss brake lines
>> new aluminum drums
>> new 7/8" Morgan rear wheel cylinders
>> new rear shoes
>> new master cylinder
>> rebuilt servo
>> fresh DOT5 fluid, bled twice, no air visible
>>
>> Using the grab the wheels and shake test, the wheel bearings are tight. I
am
>> not losing any brake fluid. I was, and discovered that the o-rings in the
>> PDWA were bad, and was losing fluid and I imagine brake system pressure
from
>> under the switch. I just discovered the source of that leak just before
>> leaving for VTR, and didn't have time to replace the o-rings so I removed
>> the switch and put a plug in its place. Other than this issue, the car
stops
>> great.
>>
>> Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions gratefully accepted.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Irv Korey
>> 74 TR6CF22767U
>> Highland Park, IL (now in Council Bluffs, IA)
>>
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