[V6-12v] stopping problems

[Elliott Potter]

Huh?  I thought only turbo cars had the bomb?

That's not to say that there isn't a vacuum leak somewhere (check the
large diameter vacuum hose that comes out the front of the intake
manifold) but I'm pretty sure the bomb didn't make it on to the V6.

I agree with everything else here though, especially flushing the
brake fluid.
--
Elliott

On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, The CyberPoet wrote:

> Check the bomb. Your car uses a high pressure reservior for brake
> assistance commonly nicknamed the bomb. To test the bomb, you drive the
> car, shut it off, then start pumping the brakes while counting the
> number of pumps. At some point, the peddle will fall and lose it's
> pressure, because the pressure reservior (the bomb) has been depleted.
> On a healthy bomb, that should occur around 40 pumps (+/- 8). A failing
> bomb will give up under 25 pumps or so.
>
> You may also want to consider cleaning your rotors with a spray brake
> cleaner; if they picked up crud flung up from the road surface (such as
> transmission oil, diesel fuel, etc), especially during rains, the
> rotors might be coated with enough of a layer of contaminant to be
> problematic. Retest afterwards.
>
> Finally, how long has it been since you flushed the lines? Brake fluid
> should be flushed every other year, or every year in especially high
> humidity locations.
>
> Good Luck!
> =-= Marc
>
>
> On Sunday, August 1, 2004, at 05:55  PM, Frank Chapchuk wrote:
>
> > I've recently noticed my '92 100 isn't stopping as good as it used to,
> > espically in an emergency stop. The pads are within spec, but the
> > rotors are original (190K). I'm leaning toward replacing the rotors
> > and looking into the vacuum assist. Any thoughts ?