Re: New Vacuum Pump (Re: Unreliable brake vacuum relay)

["Chuck Hursch" <chursch@yahoo.com>]

evblazer@softhome.net wrote Friday, March 29, 2002 6:01 AM:
>
> First off let me say I think that what sound bother who is
somewhat
> subjective and I could have had a leak in my old setup which
caused excess
> run time so YMMV and all that..
>   I at first had the electro automotive thomas vacuum pump in
my blazer for
> vacuum assist and while it pulled down a vacuum right quick it
was indeed
> very loud. The switch that comes with it also has little
> hysterisis(spelling) so it cycled every pedal pump. The other
problem is it
> pulls so many amps when it turns on it pulls down my probably
poorly wired
> yellow top/DCP300 combo. I actually installed a switch to turn
off the
> vacuum pump when I was in line at the fast food joint and would
turn off my
> car to park in a spot so I could pull in silently like it
should.
>    So I finally bit the bullet and got the vacuum pump from
victor at
> metric mind that is made for EV's. It is incredibly quite
compared to the
> thomas and the only time I can here it easily is when I am at a
stop with
> the radio off and no one around. The vacuum switch is built in
so you just
> hook up the keyswitch on wire, ground wire and vacuum hose and
your off.
> Mine is hooked up on the inside of the rear license plate with
the hose and
> + wire running from the front to the back. I haven't had a
problem with any
> lack of power assist yet and i'm driving a 4000+lb blazer up
and down some
> very long steep hills. It only has about 500 miles on it but
for now I
> think it was a better upgrade then going from the old cursit to
the DCP
> Raptor 600. When I finally get the PFC-20 I'll have everything
but the
> right batteries to have a EV that I actually want to give
people a ride in
> and tell them about...

Good suggestions on the pump!  Thanks!


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