Re: What is a bomb?

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Sean Douglas say:

> I have read in the qlist many references to a "bomb". Pardon my
> ignorance but what is it? Does it have to do with the brakes?
> 
> My 90q20v makes a funny humming sound sometimes when I press the brake
> pedal and it goes soft for a few seconds.
> 
> The brake light used to stay on in the morning and go out after about 15
> sec. The dealer diagnosed the problem as a faulty pressure accumulator.
> They replaced it, the brake light does not go out, but the above humming
> and soft brake pedal still happens occasionally.

The bomb is the pressure accumulator.

My 20V has a long brake light, too. It is "normal" I think. My 100Q
goes out in 2-3 seconds.

Soft pedal could be the master cylinder....

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