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Guest		#1 Posted : Friday, 8 August 2008 3:19:18 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		No one at all no the plumbing diagram of the hk proportiong brake valve ????? anyone with a hk able to check ??? the valve i have is an L' Shape thanks if sum1 can help otherwise ill have to buy an aftermarket one cheers

Dr Terry		#2 Posted : Friday, 8 August 2008 5:49:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		Hi oldholdenman. HKs didnt have a proportioning valve, HQs were the first. Where is this device located on your car. Are you talking about the brass junction block mounted low down in the RH side of the front sub-frame, under the floor. If so, this
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Dr Terry		#3 Posted : Friday, 8 August 2008 5:49:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		Hi oldholdenman. HKs didn't have a proportioning valve, HQs were the first. Where is this device located on your car. Are you talking about the brass junction block mounted low down in the RH side of the front sub-frame, under the floor. If so, this
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Guest		#4 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 8:44:49 AM(UTC)
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hq ss		#5 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 10:05:03 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		We were discussing something similar to this on Oldholden tonight and I have put a picture of the HK front brake line set up in my shed tonight because of it. http://gallery.oldholden...+brake+lines+s.jpg.html Is that what you
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Dr Terry		#6 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 10:19:04 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		quote: Originally posted by musclehead didnt late hg have a proportioning valve? Edited by user Thursday, 21 August 2008 10:19:54 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
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Guest		#7 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 10:27:07 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		thanks dr terry, yes it would appear I am one of the confused ones - thanks for clearing that up. so this switch when installed in late hg would have replaced the handbrake warning light function? how does that work? maybe the light was triggered by ei

Dr Terry		#8 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 6:02:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		quote: Originally posted by musclehead so this switch when installed in late hg would have replaced the handbrake warning ligh
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Guest		#9 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 6:55:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Thanks Dr Terry, yes this is the bit I am interested in: quote: Originally posted by Dr Terry From HG/LC up to mid-H

Dr Terry		#10 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 7:26:53 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		My memory of this wiring is not that good, but I can remember that it was a light tan/pinky coloured wire & it went from the switch block thru the connector in the centre of the firewall. The other bit I can remember is that Premiers, GTSs & Broughams
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Guest		#11 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 7:36:57 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Thanks Dr Terry, interesting... maybe Byron or Warren will have more info. From what you say it would be my bet that the wire ran unbundled to the centre of the firewall and then unbundled again on the inside and routed to the back of the handbrake switch

Guest		#12 Posted : Thursday, 21 August 2008 7:42:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		actually probably just one washer with a double wire connector at the handbrake as that would have been easy enough for them to do without rejigging harnesses or anything much.

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