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What is this hose for?
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:03 pm
by Sidney'61
I'm sure theres a simple answer but as it's not standard I don't really know what it carries.
It runs from the brake servo.<br>
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to the top of the manifold<br>
<br>Thanks
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:07 pm
by PSL184
Vacuum for the servo from the engine....
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:08 pm
by PSL184
ps. as a minimun, I would change that nasty bit of hard plastic pipe coming from your fuel pump for a proper piece of fuel line....
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:10 pm
by alex_holden
Yes, the vacuum from the inlet manifold is what powers the servo.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:11 pm
by Sidney'61
PSL184 wrote:Vacuum for the servo from the engine....
Thanks Rich, but in simple terms what does it do?
P.S. Don't worry the pipe is being changed.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:13 pm
by Sidney'61
Ok, thanks Alex.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:17 pm
by PSL184
The servo is a mechanical assistance device - from your basic physics, you can't get owt for nowt so in order to assist the brakes it needs a force to act upon it. Inside the servo is a diaphram and the force is applied from the vacuum provided by the engine. This is stored in the servo until you need it when pressing the brake pedal....