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Kaiser Forum / Re: brake booster on 1954 Kaiser Special

« on: April 27, 2017, 12:48:01 AM »

Thank You for the heads up......I never would have given that a thought

Thumbs up to you for your input!

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Kaiser Forum / Re: brake booster on 1954 Kaiser Special

« on: April 23, 2017, 05:13:41 PM »

Thanks Joe!!!

I have plenty of vacuum to the booster, so I don't believe the vacuum is the issue.  I visited with another Ole Timer, and suggested removing it as well.  I think that is what i will do.  At the very least, re-route the lines and test it, if that fixes the hard pedal, then remove it completely.
Thanks again!!

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Kaiser Forum / brake booster on 1954 Kaiser Special

« on: April 23, 2017, 01:22:49 PM »

I'm looking for advice and expertise on brake system on a 1954 Kaiser Special.  My car has a vacuum brake booster but I'm not sure if it is working or working properly.  I'm not sure that it is even necessary? I was told that the booster is not factory and could be eliminated? The brake pedal is VERY hard and braking is hard as well.  I have replaced the master cylinder, all wheel cylinders and brake hoses, ALL new.  I've bench bled the master and bled the vacuum booster and all wheel cylinders, running about a gallon of DOT 5.1 fluid through the system.  Another possible issue is the hand brake doesn't seem to be releasing fully?  Any thoughts from the forum would be helpful!

For some odd reason, when shifted in gear, the rpm's rise to about 2000 rpm and makes the braking very scary to say the least.  If i step down rapidly on the accelerator, the rpm's drop back to idle and eases the stress on the driver?  I'm not sure if I have a throttle linkage issue as well as a brake issue.

I guess I'm asking for advice to 1) bypass the booster or 2) eliminate it completely?

Any advice on the throttle linkage issue as well?

Thanks to all for any/all assistance.

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Kaiser Forum / Re: Fuel pump for a 1954 Kaiser Special with supercharger

« on: April 19, 2017, 03:37:23 PM »

Thank You for your response.

I had the same thought?

When I did a compression test, all cylinders have between 85 and 95 pounds compression?

I've visited with several people and have been told that the diaphragm may be defective and allow fuel to get into the crankcase.  What I don;t understand is the vehicle runs fine at idle or road speed.  One person told me that because of the fuel leaking into the crankcase, it is building pressure in the crankcase and when you get to the higher rpm, the pressure is blowing the liquid out of the blow by tube.  I would add that most of the fluid coming out is fuel, and not oil.  I can smell fuel on the dipstick.

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

I'm also having some brake issues that I wanted to visit about here in the forum.

Thanks again

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Kaiser Forum / Fuel pump for a 1954 Kaiser Special with supercharger

« on: April 19, 2017, 11:12:41 AM »

I am in desperate need of a fuel pump for a 1954 Kaiser Special with a supercharger.  The existing fuel pump has a line coming from the tank, a line going to the carburetor, and a line going to the supercharger bell.  I believe the existing fuel pump is leaking fuel into the crankcase causing pressure, which is ultimately blowing out a fuel/oil mixture out of the blow by tube at about 2000 rpm.

To compound the issue, my niece is getting married on April 29th and she really wanted the Kaiser to be her wedding car because the Kaiser is her grandfathers pride and joy and he has recently past.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

The NAPA fuel pump that has been referred to in past posts only has two ports!

Thanks to all for any assistance.