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Re: Da bomb

At 23:21 9.04.98 -0600, Frank Amoroso wrote:

>I get less than 2 pumps on the pedal. In fact I get 0. As soon as the engine
>is turned off, the
>brake pedal firms up. I know this is indicative of a bad bomb, but part of
>my original (the original original one) question is "if the pump that
>charges the bomb up goes bad than
>I should get the same results, i.e.. 0 pumps to hard pedal. Correct? Bomb is
>not being charged up?"

Yes, correct

>
>I am still not sure if it is a bad bomb. There is a constant pulsating
>through the brake
>pedal, even when there is no pressure applied. If I touch the pedal lightly,
>with my hand, I can feel a continuous light pulse. 

This symptom rather points towards a faulty servo. Disconnect the line that
goes from the servo to the reservoir and start the engine. If the servo is
OK, you shouldn't get more that a few drops from the line. 

>When I brake hard the
>pulse gets harder. All the while the brake light stays on (from start up to
>engine off). The auto check system does not come on, but the brake light
>that is also activated by the parking brake is the light I'm referring to.

Weird. Normally the brake light you are referring to is activated only by
the parking brake. Low brake fluid level, low hydraulic fluid level and low
hydraulic pressure are signaled with auto check light. See if the pressure
switch on the brake servo is connected.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)