Booster vacuum leak

Agrieve · 06-14-2004

My brake booster has a massive vacuum leak. you can hear it even with the hood closed. at first I thought it was the nozzle where the big hose from the intake manifol goes, but i replaced the gasket and sealed it up good, but the leak still exists. What are my options here? Is it possible to have the booster repaired or will I have to order a new one from OGTS? This really makes tuning the car difficult.

baz · 06-14-2004

hi it will not tune at all with a vac leak so dont bother
give it a while and you will find some one here that might have a spare
i do but im about 7000 miles from you so postage would be a killer

for now you may as well park it up as its going to go to the point where you have no assistance to the brakes A VERY BAD PLACE TO BE

nobody · 06-14-2004

Agrieve, I have several spares and I'm here in Colorado.

rrossjr · 06-14-2004

My brake booster also gave it up about a week ago (see http://www.opelgt.com/forums/showthr...hlight=booster)
I ordered one from OGTS. Dennis said they were expecting about 7 in from the rebuilder this week. Not sure if there is any way to repair these, other than sending them out. I think once the booster internal diaphram gets torn, the game is over.
Ron

soybean · 06-14-2004

This brings up a question. I have several brake boosters and Master cylinders from cars that have been parted out. Is there a way to test them out of the car? Thanks, Jarrell

baz · 06-14-2004

ron: dont try to pull then apart to see the spring in them would do NASA if they ever get sick of burning lox & hydrogen to put things in orbit!!!

jarrel: dont know of any way to test them out of the car. you could hook the vac pipe up to see if it sucks but thats all i can think of

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Agrieve Opeler Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 19 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Unanswered: Booster vacuum leak My brake booster has a massive vacuum leak. you can hear it even with the hood closed. at first I thought it was the nozzle where the big hose from the intake manifol goes, but i replaced the gasket and sealed it up good, but the leak still exists. What are my options here? Is it possible to have the booster repaired or will I have to order a new one from OGTS? This really makes tuning the car difficult.

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06-14-2004	#2 (permalink)
baz opel free after 25 years Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sunderland england Posts: 4,711 Classified Rating: 0% (0) Provided Answers: 1	hi it will not tune at all with a vac leak so dont bother give it a while and you will find some one here that might have a spare i do but im about 7000 miles from you so postage would be a killer for now you may as well park it up as its going to go to the point where you have no assistance to the brakes A VERY BAD PLACE TO BE

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nobody No Access Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: in transit Posts: 3,873 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Agrieve, I have several spares and I'm here in Colorado.

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rrossjr Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: indiana Posts: 410 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	My brake booster also gave it up about a week ago (see http://www.opelgt.com/forums/showthr...hlight=booster) I ordered one from OGTS. Dennis said they were expecting about 7 in from the rebuilder this week. Not sure if there is any way to repair these, other than sending them out. I think once the booster internal diaphram gets torn, the game is over. Ron

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soybean Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reidsville N.C. Posts: 2,160 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	This brings up a question. I have several brake boosters and Master cylinders from cars that have been parted out. Is there a way to test them out of the car? Thanks, Jarrell

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baz opel free after 25 years Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sunderland england Posts: 4,711 Classified Rating: 0% (0) Provided Answers: 1	ron: dont try to pull then apart to see the spring in them would do NASA if they ever get sick of burning lox & hydrogen to put things in orbit!!! jarrel: dont know of any way to test them out of the car. you could hook the vac pipe up to see if it sucks but thats all i can think of

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