Its on my 50 what is it ?
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Its on my 50 what is it ?
On the right side of my firewall On my 50 F-6. I have what looks like a
plumbers cast elbow a little. It has 2 fittings on it with two 3/4" heater
hoses on it. Most of it is on the out side,but the is part of it that goes
into the inside. The part that goes on the inside has a screw adjustment
on it. Here is what I am thinking but I am not sure. Im thinking its some kind if a valve for the frame mounted brake booster. But I am not sure ,whats the adjustment screw for? Do I need it ? Do they go bad ? I was cleaning up
my firewall,and was thinking about removing it,or just at least moving it
some were it would not be seen. Any ideas ?? Thanks.
plumbers cast elbow a little. It has 2 fittings on it with two 3/4" heater
hoses on it. Most of it is on the out side,but the is part of it that goes
into the inside. The part that goes on the inside has a screw adjustment
on it. Here is what I am thinking but I am not sure. Im thinking its some kind if a valve for the frame mounted brake booster. But I am not sure ,whats the adjustment screw for? Do I need it ? Do they go bad ? I was cleaning up
my firewall,and was thinking about removing it,or just at least moving it
some were it would not be seen. Any ideas ?? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by TryMe
On the right side of my firewall On my 50 F-6. I have what looks like a
plumbers cast elbow a little. It has 2 fittings on it with two 3/4" heater
hoses on it. Most of it is on the out side,but the is part of it that goes
into the inside. The part that goes on the inside has a screw adjustment
on it. Here is what I am thinking but I am not sure. Im thinking its some kind if a valve for the frame mounted brake booster. But I am not sure ,whats the adjustment screw for? Do I need it ? Do they go bad ? I was cleaning up
my firewall,and was thinking about removing it,or just at least moving it
some were it would not be seen. Any ideas ?? Thanks.
plumbers cast elbow a little. It has 2 fittings on it with two 3/4" heater
hoses on it. Most of it is on the out side,but the is part of it that goes
into the inside. The part that goes on the inside has a screw adjustment
on it. Here is what I am thinking but I am not sure. Im thinking its some kind if a valve for the frame mounted brake booster. But I am not sure ,whats the adjustment screw for? Do I need it ? Do they go bad ? I was cleaning up
my firewall,and was thinking about removing it,or just at least moving it
some were it would not be seen. Any ideas ?? Thanks.
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I believe that it's a vacuum system for the brake booster. I found the same thing, routed the same way as described, on my 52 F6 when I tore it apart, except that it was on the left side of the firewall.
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All of the check valves and two speed switches I have seen have been on the drivers side of the truck. Could it be a heater valve?
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I think he is describing right and left as he is looking at the firewall rather than the more traditional way of describing the driver's side being left and the passenger's side being right. Or another way of looking at it is like a boat: left and right is relative to an individual's left and right when seated in the vehicle.
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