Re: [ihc] Oh, yeah-another brake question!

["J. M. Shaw, II, DC" <josephshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Has anyone also told you the earth is flat or that you have just won the
> Euro-Arican Lottery?     :-)


Well, no....Why, IS the earth flat?

And I don't even remember buying a ticket!!!

The reason I believed that info was because the ONLY place I have sought
such information has been on this list and on the BB diesel talk forum.  And
when I was told that before, no one refuted it then, so I assumed it to be
true, as several people seemed to have been following the thread.

SO, thanks again for the "new" info-very valuable info to have!  Now I am
right back where I started, basically.  I am back to needing to find someone
around here that has a diesel so I can see how it is set up.  Trouble is, I
have found scant few Scouts at all around since moving to GA, and not sure I
can find any diesels at all!!!

GREAT!!!

Thanks, Howard!

Michael


>
> From the 7/19/76 price list for the 1977 Scout Models
>
> Scout II XLC Traveltop, Scout Terra, Scout Traveler--Diesel Engine
> Standard Equipment:
> Brakes: Power Brakes 11.75x1.18 front disc--11x2 1/4 rear drum
>
> The additional vacuum boosting apparatus was an alternator with a vacuum
> pump built into it to provide the vacuum needed for the booster.  The
> "difference" in the diesel vacuum would be that it is non-existant..
>
> I don't know of an alternative to using the alternator although I suppose
> you could mount a separate vacuum pump, but that would seem to require a
> lot of fabricating after you locate one.  I do seem to recall reading
> here that folks have used manual brakes on disc brake conversions on
> 800's with satisfactory results, but I am not familiar with what parts
> they used in the conversion.
>
> Howard