No Prop Valve on Gary's Conversion
Thor,
We did NOT install a proportioning valve on my conversion. After the conversion, I still need to press pretty hard on the brake pedal to stop. I did some "panic stop" testing and found that the rears lock up first, so I know the rears are working. In fact, I'm wondering if I got the wrong MC (non-disc-brake type) and the rears are doing most of the braking. Don't know how I'd check that though....
I got a book on brake systems and it says you only need a residual pressure valve if your MC is LOWER than your rear wheel cylinders. It's to keep the fluid from flowing out of the wheel cylinder back to the MC.
Gary MacDonald
ROGER's...
EX... '63 Hardtop
Had...
Scarebird front discs
200 w/ CI alum head
C4
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