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Hey Guys,
Got car back on road after a month of tinkering.
ISSUE1:
I think my brake booster has packed in (any other suggestions are welcome) But a whoosh from the pedal area and the brakes stay on a bit.... This happened ever since I got new pads and discs and repacked bearings upfront. Could they have caused this? co-incidence? could it be anything else? I've redone the vac hoses as ive replaced the Inlet Manifold, but it happened before I did that.
ISSUE2:
Ive put a temp sensor in my top hose near the radiator, and the hose isn't sealing properly. The wire leave where the top hose meets the readiator, and there is a plastic bit to make a seal around the wire, but it aint working. Should I just do the hose up tighter? or use some kind of sealing compound? any suggestions
Thanks again guys!
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1 - Does sound like a brake booster fault and it will be coincidence that it happened.
2 - Davis Craig supply an electronic thermal fan switch. The temp sensor is actually mounted into the cooling fins of the radiator core so there are no leaks from the
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Hi,
Thanks
1: Ill get it check out
2: Ive already blown $50 on an ICE one.... anyone recommend a good sealant for this type of app? Ive got some Blut Silicon lying around........
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Take your radiator out and go see a radiator fitter. They can solder a fitting into the radiator tank and then you get a temp sender that screws into the fitting. They may even have the sender/switch in stock. Cheers...Dave Edited by user Friday, 2 June 2006 6:36:22 AM(UTC)
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Booster should make a noise on application
However if the brakes are slow to release something is wrong
Booster or hydraulics can cause this..... going to have to work thru it slowly to determine where the issue is
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I used a plug section off a tyre repair kit, it is a fibre sort of stuff about 50mm long with gluey gunk on it, I cut about 20 mm off wrapped it around the lead completely like a loop around it and fitted it into the hose and then made sure the clamp was
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Thanks John, that's the kind of tip i was after :-)
I'll give that a go.
The current hose is oldish and has a heavy braid over it, which isn't helping the clamping.. I'll prob replace with a new rubber hose and try your trick to ensure a good seal.
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I think it's important to have a bit of a tail each side to allow the rubber to blend in, if you cut it too short it might not squash down properly, as I said I allowed about 20mm. and the clamp has to go on top of it so it clamps it down.
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