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This leak originates at the master cylinder area and spreads forward to drip from the sway-bar bushing and backward traveling inside the sub-frame to drip out the open end. It seems to have "wicked" all over that general area. I have been all over & under the car with an assistant pumping the brakes with key on & I cant find the source. I see fluid clinging from the electric pump & the switch next to it but I cant see any fluid coming from them, it looks more like gravity brought it there or it just magically appeared. I pulled the accumulator (after depressurizing the system)and the o-ring looked fine as well as the mating surface. The steel lines are all dry as well as the junction/distribution (??) block they come from. Also in 45 minutes of searching, there were no drips (I said it was a slow leak) The brakes work great but I have to add fluid every week or so and I want it fixed.
My research here says that, $$-wise, I'm better off replacing the setup with vacuum assist but I'd like to hear more from others who have done it. There is a nice writeup here with pictures but it called for additional Tees & adapters and the author said that there would be a lot more opportunities for leaks as a result. Has anyone found a way that calls for fewer adapters & Tees?
Another concern is the anti-lock stuff is connected to this whole mess and when I remove it to swap in a vac assist will the ABS light be on. I don't care about the functionality of ABS, we've gotten by for years before it came along, but I don't want the light annoying me. Also the reservoir has a fluid level switch and with it gone will the "brake" light be on? I'd sure appreciate it if any of you who have done the conversion would weigh in & advise me.
Thanks,
Chas
My research here says that, $$-wise, I'm better off replacing the setup with vacuum assist but I'd like to hear more from others who have done it. There is a nice writeup here with pictures but it called for additional Tees & adapters and the author said that there would be a lot more opportunities for leaks as a result. Has anyone found a way that calls for fewer adapters & Tees?
Another concern is the anti-lock stuff is connected to this whole mess and when I remove it to swap in a vac assist will the ABS light be on. I don't care about the functionality of ABS, we've gotten by for years before it came along, but I don't want the light annoying me. Also the reservoir has a fluid level switch and with it gone will the "brake" light be on? I'd sure appreciate it if any of you who have done the conversion would weigh in & advise me.
Thanks,
Chas
Chas K
Current setup - 88 T-bird, 5 speed, vacuum assist master cylinder, T3/T4 50 trim turbo from Bo-port, oil feed & return lines, 3” turbo down elbow, 3" to 2.5" dual exhaust and PiMPx from Stinger 255LPH fuel pump, CD, trip-minder, RR , K&N, 140 MPH speedo conversion (thanks Jeff K).