eh? like I said, I would call it "vacuum assist" before I call it power brakes. Otherwise, why distinguish it? Almost every car built has vacuum assist. Check on Cadillacs and Lincolns for hydroboost. Every mustang made since '96 has it... Am I on crack? Jim On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 11:08:52 -0400 "Stragand, Dave" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Cars with a vacuum assist ARE power brake. > > I've never heard of a car that used power steering fluid pressure... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Strickland [mailto:ihaveanaccount@xxxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 9:05 PM > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DMCForum] power brakes > > > Vacuum assist, arguably, does not qualify as power brakes. In this > situation, every car made in the past 20 years (less the elise) > would > have "power brakes". I do not think this is so. > > To me, power brakes needs a hydraulic booster. It either has it's > own > pump or steals hydraulic pressure from the power steering pump. > > Jim > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yMx78A/fNtFAA/i5gGAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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