Vacuum pump basics

[mwebb]

there used to be a vacuum pump repair kit for your car ,
the kit has a new diaphragm and check valves for the pump , located where the distributor would have been were the engine a gasoline fuel type .

those kits used to be about $20 retail
i bet they are still available from Worldpac or a place like it

my mom or great grandmother could easily have done the repair with one arm tied behind their back
blindfolded
standing on one foot
in about 20 minutes

Originally Posted by erice1984

back from the dead thread.. I have a 1980 VW Rabbit Diesel.

I have tossed around the idea of an electric vacuum pump since mine barely does anything anyways so I have manual brakes all the time.

I was searching for vacuum pumps and ran across a few for hot rodders and what not at summit and jegs for $200 and up. This is not in my price range. I work at an auto parts place and have ran across this: vacuum pump off a 99-07 Ford F-350. They have these for the accessories on the truck but I wonder if it will work hard enough to run the brake booster and reservoir.

i would have posted a link, but my post count is too low.

A lot cheaper than summit, that's for sure.