Thanks

John

  John

  Just my 2 cents, but the shaft that pushes the master cylinder may be too tight causing the fluid to get hot, which causes the hard pedal!!!   John--Charlie-- Steve--etc,,etc  what do you guys think??   Maybe something to check.

                                     God Bless     Eddie

On two occassions I called Dave's number.  Dave was there both times to answer questions.  He knows his products and is very helpful.  I don't know how anyone can beat his prices as they have come down by nearly $100/combo in the past year.

Let me know if you want to see pics of my brake installation.  I used my original '59 spindles, and bought the spindle bracket (on eBay) that holds S-10 calipers around 11" Mustang rotors.  With Oldirishdave's booster and M/C, these brakes will put you through the windshield with no exageration. 

Another feature I like about his 7" two-stage boosters; they allow enough room for electric windshield wipers (from New Port Engineering) on the '59 Galaxie.  Both are next to each other in the engine bay.  His boosters also clear my 292 Y-Block exhaust manifold!

I haven't got the '55 on the road yet.  I bought that booster & M/C unit a year ago for $300 (from Dave).  On both cars, I discarded that stupid brake light pressure switch, and mounted a real spring-return switch at the brake pedal.  Now my brake lights come on immediately, as I touch the pedal.

My switch is a regular toggle switch, but it is spring-return.  You know, you've seen these switches a million times; they're silver and look like a box with a toggle handle sticking out with a 1/2" mounting post with two nuts.  This one is 10-amp.  I think I paid three dollars for it a few years ago.

Anyway, there was an existing 1/2" hole in my brake pedal support right next to the bumper, so I used it.  I wired the switch using the normally closed contacts, so when the pedal returns, it pushes the toggle and the circuit opens.  When I depress the brake pedal, it comes off the switch and the brake lights shine.

I guess you can get real fancy with relays, hydraulic pressure switches, etc.  I like simplicity, allowing fewer things to go wrong.  Now, as soon as I touch the brake pedal, my brake lights shine.  My next job is to wire the proportional combination valve to a red flashing LED.  I really like having a dual master cylinder, especially on my 50-yr-old car.  With the new disks, when I give a good, crisp, 50-mph stop, my steering wheel never moves (with my hands off).  It is vastly improved from when I had drum front brakes.