Hi all,
I'm new at this and was just checking, Our 73 Pumpkin-Rose I belive has no
added vac. pump but the previous owner did have motor shutdown and bad/no
braking. Per her mechanic she had a vac. reservoir tank installed infront
and below of the radiator, its an aluminum tank about 7" in dia. and about
21" long and its just hooked up to the boosterbrake cyclinder vac line, What
do you think of this system setup? And by the way, alittle off the subject
but any info on platinum plugs for the 455?
- -----Original Message-----
From: MR EUGENE R FISHER
To: gmcmotorhome
Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 11:09 PM
Subject: GMC: Vacuum Booster Pump
>-- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
>I am a convert.
>
>Gary Miller and others have the right idea, buy a new pump-- don't get
>one from the wrecking yard . Penny wise , Pound foolish.
>
>I became worried since so many people were having trouble finding pumps
>that work in the wrecking yard , that I decided to get a spare for mine.
> I went to the yard and took apart 8 pumps. Each of them had a bad
>diaphragm --- no good. This is clearly the weak point of this pump and
>if we are using old pumps, this is going to fail.
>
>I am ordering a new pump from the "second source" Gary provided and I
>have listed on my web site.
>
>LONG LIVE THE PUMP--- the new pump
>gene
>--
>Gene 76Palm Beach /Or/CA
>
>GMC Technical Information
>http://www.california.com/~eagle/
I'm new at this and was just checking, Our 73 Pumpkin-Rose I belive has no
added vac. pump but the previous owner did have motor shutdown and bad/no
braking. Per her mechanic she had a vac. reservoir tank installed infront
and below of the radiator, its an aluminum tank about 7" in dia. and about
21" long and its just hooked up to the boosterbrake cyclinder vac line, What
do you think of this system setup? And by the way, alittle off the subject
but any info on platinum plugs for the 455?
- -----Original Message-----
From: MR EUGENE R FISHER
To: gmcmotorhome
Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 11:09 PM
Subject: GMC: Vacuum Booster Pump
>-- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
>I am a convert.
>
>Gary Miller and others have the right idea, buy a new pump-- don't get
>one from the wrecking yard . Penny wise , Pound foolish.
>
>I became worried since so many people were having trouble finding pumps
>that work in the wrecking yard , that I decided to get a spare for mine.
> I went to the yard and took apart 8 pumps. Each of them had a bad
>diaphragm --- no good. This is clearly the weak point of this pump and
>if we are using old pumps, this is going to fail.
>
>I am ordering a new pump from the "second source" Gary provided and I
>have listed on my web site.
>
>LONG LIVE THE PUMP--- the new pump
>gene
>--
>Gene 76Palm Beach /Or/CA
>
>GMC Technical Information
>http://www.california.com/~eagle/
