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Old 04-05-2003, 09:04 AM   #1
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Is this common feature ...??

...of was this brake assistance device only used on Diesel powered trucks ?
Master vac installations are in use on diesel powered european cars , but this is new to me !
Is this a Hydro-vac ?
It works well anyway , the first time I pushed the brake pedal , I gave a kiss to the windshield...Smak !

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Old 04-05-2003, 09:30 AM   #2
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Yeah , right

Just tryed to attach a pic...

I'm a loser !
I also did a try with Ifranview , didn't get it


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Old 04-05-2003, 09:43 AM   #3
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OK , no pic's then...

What I do have as assistance for the brakes is a hydraulic system , powered by the same pump powering the steering assistance .
My question was :
Is this a common feature , as I see on most of the pic's I saw till now , that a lot of Chev's/GMC trucks have the "normal" master-vac installation , working on the intake collector vacuum.
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Old 04-05-2003, 09:59 AM   #4
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Re: OK , no pic's then...

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What I do have as assistance for the brakes is a hydraulic system , powered by the same pump powering the steering assistance .
My question was :
Is this a common feature , as I see on most of the pic's I saw till now , that a lot of Chev's/GMC trucks have the "normal" master-vac installation , working on the intake collector vacuum.
It's called the "Hydryboost" brake system. Using the PS pump instead of a vac. assist system. Only downside is that if the engine dies, so do your brakes.

It came with diesels, and most 454 trucks.

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Old 04-05-2003, 10:19 AM   #5
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Thumbs up Thanks Jeff

Thought it was such a thing.
Never saw it before , as one of my former diesel cars , a Ford Granada , had the usual vacuum system , a V-belt driven vacuum pump was fitted to the engine...
Thanks for the explanation , Jeff...
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