Powermaster Issues

[GN_Man_NC]

I am going to be pretty clear cut with this one, I don't drive the car much, but a couple weeks ago I noticed the brake light came on, well this thing is I have normal braking, the fuse is good. But on some occasions the light will not come on when I crank the car and drive it, but like today it came on and stayed on. What should I be looking for to go bad, I know how it is to drive this things without power brakes, I just never had this type of situation happen before.

Thanks

 

[BEATAV8]

Sounds like your accumulator has gone bad. Read up on powermaster brake systems and decide if you want to repair it or change out to a different brake system.

Replacement accumulator balls are available on ebay and from Kirbans.

If you do decide to keep the powermaster, I would suggest going through and rebuilding the master cylinder with new seals, and ofcourse bleeding the entire brake system.

 

[BlackMetal]

Yeah sounds like the accumulator. When I started mine for the first time this year the light came on but turned off as I backed out of the driveway.

Check the fluid in the reservoir and see if there's a bunch of dark gunk in the bowl, this could be a sign of the rubber seals deteriorating.

 

[zeus87gn]

Cycle your accumulator. It probably has air in it.
I have a link in my sig to some bleeding procedures.
Cycling is closer to the end of the thread.