The biggest benefit to using a dual cylinder master is the safety. On a
single circuit, if you get a failure ANYWHERE in the system, you have NO
brakes. In a dual system, if you have a tubing/slave cylinder/even single
chamber master cylinder failure, you still have at least 50% of your braking
power left.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-Window
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Volwerk <peter@petervolwerk.demon.nl>
To: Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, August 12, 1999 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Master Brake Cylinder Mods
>Hi to all,
>
>I have read all the message's about the master brake cylinder and i have a
>question about it, wat's wrong with buying a new original mater brake
>cylinder that fits right in place.
>LMC Truck sell's this peace for $ 119.95 and Chevy Duty for $ 74.95
>The Master cylinder adapter kit for use with a 1973 - 77 mid-size GM dual
>cylinder from Chevy Duty will cost you $ 69.95 and you have to buy the
>master cylinder for it.
>I'm still driving my truck with the original one and if there is a greater
>benefit from this I will like to hear it.
>
>This upcoming weekend there will be a large car show in Antwerp ( Belgium )
>that is nearby the place I live, it's called the "All America Power on
>Wheel's show" and you are free to enter only if you arrive in a American
>car,
>last year there where 1500 great looking American cars so I decided to
visit
>this show with my '58 3100 Stepside, it has two advantage's for this show,
>1 - it's all american
>2 - it has that All America Power thanks to the V8 454 thats in it.
>I planning to take a lot of photo's from it and put them on my homepage
next
>week, so that you guy's can see how much pleasure we folks in Europe can
>have with that great cars from America.
>
>Also I have put two Desktop Wallpapers for Windows 95/98 on my homepage for
>those who loved to see all different type's off AD trucks or TF trucks, you
>can find them in the Image Gallery for the years you like, they are aprox
>300 Kb to download but I think you will like them.
>Just click on the link and when the Image is on the screen click your right
>mouse button and take the option "set as Wallpaper".
>Hope you will like them.
>
>http://www.petervolwerk.demon.nl
>
>Peter '58 3100
>Netherland
>
>
>----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>Van: Hanlon, Bill <Bill.Hanlon@COMPAQ.com>
>Aan: 'Jim and Elaine' <phippsj@camalott.com>; <heavychevy@heavychevy.com>
>CC: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Verzonden: donderdag 12 augustus 1999 20:30
>Onderwerp: RE: [oletrucks] Master Brake Cylinder Mods
>
>
>> I have yet to order one, but Heavy Chevy has an adapter that includes
>> a dual cylinder (Corvette if I remember right) NON-power master
>> cylinder in the stock location using stock pedal from 55.2 thru 59.
>>
>> I just checked http://www.heavychevy.com/html/brakes.html
>> and found "Dual Master Cylinder & Bracket (uses original brake pedal)
>> for Standard Transmissions 47 - 59 $185.50"
>> which sounds reasonable to me as it includes the cylinder.
>>
>> Maybe David will respond to this message with additional info.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim and Elaine [mailto:phippsj@camalott.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 9:52 PM
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [oletrucks] Master Brake Cylinder Mods
>>
>>
>> Wish I could be one of the people with all the answers, but I guess for
>> now I'm stuck with asking the questions. I give up trying to rebuild the
>> master cylinder in my 57 3/4 ton. It's been honed once too often. I
>think
>> I'll be safer replacing it with a dual cylinder. My question is, does
>> anyone know an economical way to make an adapter to use the original
pedal
>> assy with a modern manual master cylinder? The adapter kits in the
>> catalogs look fairly simple. Has anyone done this with success, or
should
>I
>> just go ahead and buy the adapter?
>> Also, I'd just like to thank all those who seem to have the answers and
>> take the time to respond to us novice's. You guys are great!
>>
>> Jim Phipps
>> 57 3604
>> Abilene, Tx
>>
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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