Electric Vacuum Pumps

[mikester]

This week I want to check the manifold vacuum on the 406. Something I wont be straining myself to do.
Last time I took the car for a quick run down the street it wasnt exactly stopping on a dime. Pedal was kinda hard. Factory discs and Moser 11" Ford drums on the back. Everything from front to back is new. Everythings adjusted. Im thinking vacuum or lack of it might be the issue.
If it is I was looking at electric pumps. Looks like Leeds makes the quietest ones. Anyone using them ? Is it worth the $400 ?

 

[ck80]

Doesn't look like the sort of thing the docs approve while "resting"....

 

[bracketchev1221]

Manifold vacuum reading would be good to know. You can play around with some stuff to get that up. My car has issues I was able to get it from 7 to 10” and it’s ok with a vacuum can, but I think I’d like to go pump as well and the Leeds is on my list to do as well.

 

[mikester]

Doesn't look like the sort of thing the docs approve while "resting"....

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Guess you were right about that. LOL
Now its going to be a few more weeks out. UGH.

 

[565bbchevy]

An inexpensive alternative to the electric vacuum pump would be a belt driven vacuum pump, I have had a used one on my Monte for decades and it works great and pulls 28" of vacuum and regulates itself and does not need a vacuum source.
It was from an early 90's F350 diesel truck (later years have the serpentine pulley) and I made brackets to mount it and run it off my power steering pulley
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