Re: Hydraulic power brakes

[n9ads@domain.elided (Howard R Pletcher)]

On Wed, 18 Feb 1998 18:55:51 -0500 Dirtball@domain.elided (Paul
Brakefield) writes:

>The other option I've been thinking about is a system GM used in the
>early/mid 80s (maybe earlier) on Regals, Cutlasses, etc., that kind of
used
>a motor looking thing to add boost.  It had wires running to it, and I
got
>the impression that when you pushed the brake pedal the electric motor
>looking thingy added boost (sorry engineers, I'm an English teacher). 
Has
>anyone with more knowledge than me seen this?  I even saw rebuilt units
in
>a brake parts book in the shop of the guy in Atlanta who has my 800 (no,
>it's not being held hostage like Tom's).  The bottom line is that I know
>there is room to mount this system in the space available IF I could
find
>one to play with.
>
>
I never had a chance to play with the parts and don't know all the
details, but IH/Navistar uses that sort of system on their medium duty
trucks beginning with the S-Series in about 1980.  The brake boost comes
from the power steering, but there's an electric backup if needed.  I
took an Advanata to the 1997 Scout Nationals and it had this system.  If
you step on the brakes with the engine off, you'll hear the electric
system run.  I don't know if this might be a good parts source or not.

An English teacher, huh?  That should take some of the heat off of Tom M.
   :-)

Howard Pletcher
Howteron Products Scout Parts

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