O.K. my buddy was helping me install my door poppers this past weekend...but it didn't work out long story. Anyhow, he put the brain to the system under my brake and clutch, not directly under but a little further up. So, the door popper kit is the wrong one so I take the brain out. I turn on the car and all you hear is a vaccum leak. My buddy Aaron and I are looking in the engine for loose hoses...everything is in it's place. Then Aaron realizes where the screw to the brain was has punctured the "area" where all the vaccum is created. . .so I just put the screw back in. Today I was driving and I could hear it.. . .now I'm not boosting like I was! Any ideas how to fix this. . .or how much to replace?
Thanks,
Marc

 

Where did you screw the brain to again?

 

Btw I like your sig, smashing pumpkins own

 

Your the first one to know it's SP. . .

O.K. the brain was about 6" long. If I pressed the clutch all the way down I would hit it. He put it on the firewall inside the car.

 

to lie here and die, among the sorrows adrift among the days......

Hrm, so you screwed THROUGH the firewall?

Dustin

 

you got IM.

 

ttt

 

did u punctured the brake booster!!??

 

Possibly, when I push the pedal is goes down alot further than it did before...

 

I think we have a winner... sounds like someone's going to have to pull off that brake booster at the very least and see if it can be patched up - otherwise get a replacement brake booster.

If you REALLY want to be a cheapass you could just try sticking a wad of epoxy putty over the hole and see if it seals up OK.

 

Gee I've never won anything before! anyway I can hear a vaccum leak somewheres. . .when I push the brake pedal in, it goes away. . .oh well we shall see...

 

You definitely punctured the brake booster. Take it off and patch it with a little JB Weld. You will be fine.

Mike

 

will do! Thanks everyone!
Marc

 

JB weld will only patch up the metal housing!

ive never opened one up but, im assuming that
internally, there has to be a diaphragm of some sort
which is obviously punctured too,... JB weld wouldnt fix this one..
so i suggest you take it off and replace the thing,
you dont want it getting worse.!!!

HTH


[Modified by Giuseppe, 5:14 AM 11/20/2001]

 

It should be ok just to patch the housing, if You punctured the bladder inside, your brake pedal would feel like there was a brick under it. Make sure you sand the paint away from the area you patch. It wont stick very well to the painted surface.
Oh, and nice job by the way.

 

Oh, and nice job by the way.

Thanks! I already ripped by buddies head off for it.