Re: Bomb failure?

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

The "bomb" test is to turn off the engine and THEN count the number of
pedal depressions before you get a hard pump.  If you're getting twenty
with the engine at idle, you'll probably only get half a dozen with the
engine off.  If you get 20 with the engine off, I'd look elsewhere in the
system (master cylinder or the booster that's behind it, for example).

Kneale Brownson


At 06:31 PM 9/4/99 +0000, Eyvind Spangen wrote:
>I think the bomb on my '87 5k might be on it's way out. I get 20
>depressions, but if I pump the pedal fast at idle, the warning light
>lights up, and the same occurs if I step on the brakes really hard.
>
>A new bomb is expen$ive, is it due for replacement? The dealer wants
>$800 for it, anyone cheaper?
>
>ES
>