[TR] PDWA

[Bud Rolofson]

Me too.  I'm with Al.  Thanks Bob for stepping up  with another opinion.

Offline I sent Al and Brad this note:  "Since Al mentioned that option  
I'll offer up that I have some PDWA o-rings that I'll be happy to send  
you (I think I bought a shit load of them bec they were cheaper by the  
100) I'll have to go back out to the shop but if you decide to just  
stop the leaks and keep the pdwa (they do look cool I think being a  
nice looking hunk of bronze in the engine bay and confusing the masses  
as to what the hell it could be) you'll want to use new o-rings and  
gently sand all the fittings and sleeves, etc. that go into the PDWA  
so that the coupling of the bits is optimum.  I didn't do that step  
the first time and paid the price."

Though I'd offer up what worked for me.  I have a vender here in  
Denver that has the correct o-rings for PDWAs in the right material  
for brake fluid and I may have some extras I could share but will have  
to look for them to be sure.

Bud Rolofson

71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
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On Jun 15, 2010, at 6:15 PM, Bob Danielson wrote:

> This has been an interesting thread for a couple of reasons: 1. the  
> consensus is to disable/bypass/eliminate the PDWA which is a safety  
> device that tells you when one of your two braking systems has  
> failed. 2. We had the same discussion in 6-Pack and the consensus  
> was the opposite because they're so easy to fix and they are a  
> safety device and 3. Moss Motors TV shows how simple they are to  
> fix. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oI2yrRCUVI After watching the  
> Moss video, even I now understand how and why they work.
>
> I'm with Al on this one.
>
> Bob Danielson
> 1975 TR6 CF38503U
> Running w/ Throttle Body Injection,
> Toyota 5 speed & Nissan LSD
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Al Salvatore" <tr6parts at charter.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 3:51 PM
> Cc: <Triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [TR] PDWA
>
>> I think it would be just as easy to replace the O-rings in the  
>> PDWA, then run around  looking for special fittings.
>>
>> Al
>
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