Jon Early
Active Member
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2014
Hello everyone,
I am scrambling to find a small miracle that will allow me drive to Nats on Wednesday. I'm hoping some powermaster gurus will be able to help me out.
The car had a brake light when I bought it in August. It stopped fine, but sometimes the assist wasn't always ready when I needed it. I changed the accumulator and then tried to bleed it, but then I had no pedal and the motor ran continuously.
After that I bought the reseal kit from Kirban. This powermaster was a mess. The check valve seals were awful, and one of the springs was installed out of order. After replacing all the orings lapping the valves, bench breeding, and bleeding all the wheels there was no change in symptoms. The motor just kept running, and the pedal went to the floor when the key was turned.
By this point I was beyond flustered. I gathered some fittings, so that I could hook up a pressure gauge to where the pressure switch is normally threaded, and I witnessed the pressure rise up to a little over 500psi and stop even though the motor continued to run. This leads me to believe that the pump is no good, but it doesn't explain why my pedal is so soft. I've bled the system over and over again with the prop valve held in, and I m not seeing any air.
Are there any other hints as to what could be happening before I give up? I'll be pretty bummed if I can't make the trip down.
I am scrambling to find a small miracle that will allow me drive to Nats on Wednesday. I'm hoping some powermaster gurus will be able to help me out.
The car had a brake light when I bought it in August. It stopped fine, but sometimes the assist wasn't always ready when I needed it. I changed the accumulator and then tried to bleed it, but then I had no pedal and the motor ran continuously.
After that I bought the reseal kit from Kirban. This powermaster was a mess. The check valve seals were awful, and one of the springs was installed out of order. After replacing all the orings lapping the valves, bench breeding, and bleeding all the wheels there was no change in symptoms. The motor just kept running, and the pedal went to the floor when the key was turned.
By this point I was beyond flustered. I gathered some fittings, so that I could hook up a pressure gauge to where the pressure switch is normally threaded, and I witnessed the pressure rise up to a little over 500psi and stop even though the motor continued to run. This leads me to believe that the pump is no good, but it doesn't explain why my pedal is so soft. I've bled the system over and over again with the prop valve held in, and I m not seeing any air.
Are there any other hints as to what could be happening before I give up? I'll be pretty bummed if I can't make the trip down.