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Ouch! 150.00 for a reman. booster. I need to shop around! I am tempted to just drain the booster and install the master cylinder. Suggestions anyone?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the booster is full of brake fluid. Ever once in a while when I drive my car down a certain hill and then turn I get a sputter and miss and then I smell foule exhaust. Behind me a cloud of noxious white gas blows out my tailpipe for a second. Once the car is level, the fluid sloshes back and driving returns to normal. Apparently the brake fluid level must be pretty full in the booster because its sloshing back into the upper manifold through the vacuum line. So. Should I call the thing shot too? Or is a long time bath in brake fluid a preservative for the booster's innards. Or does the fluid degrade seals and rubber? Guess I'll get a quote from the car parts store today for a booster. The reman. master cylinder was a flat 50. Thanks for the replys

Well, I'm finally tired of driving around with just my ebrake and decided to replace the master cylinder. After reading the rather vague Chilton manual, I have a few questions before proceeding. First off, the manual says that if the brake system is bled with the engine OFF then the vacuum booster can be damaged. Well, I am guilty as charged here. I replaced all the front brake components about a year ago, and bled the brakes without the engine running. So. . . Should I replaced the booster while I'm in there, or is the Chilton manual full of it? My original symptom is no pedal pressure. The loss of pedal pressure was gradual over about 5000 miles. The car does not lose fluid and the cylinder/booster area audibly sloshes and queeffs when the pedal is pushed. Second question: how do I properly bench bleed the master cylinder? Also, any other tips for working on the brake system of a 92 Loyale 5Spd 4wd would be appreciated. This site serves as a great reference tool. Thanks to those responsible.

Well the particular resistor is scorched to the point were it is indecipherable. Guess I'll try the salvage yard. Anyone else looking for some select components? The yard I pick from has about a dozen GLs,DL,XTs,Loyales, just about very model and variant you can think of. The RXs diffys have already been stripped though. . . Thanks for the info guys.

Hello all! What a great forum! I was hoping someone could help with a brain box issue I have, my 92 SPFI Loyale popped a resistor on the ECU's PCB. It's resistor No.1. What I need is the specs on the replacment resistor. . . A brain box out of a 1990 is getting me by for now, but I would like to simply re-solder a new resistor into place, seeing as the rest of the ECU bears no signs of further damage (we hope, right). Most people are looking at me kinda funny when I ask for this, everyone keeps telling me to go to the junkyard for a used ECU, but I'm feeling stubborn and the soldering wand is ready. I was simply testing my MAF for resistance and I managed to screw something up. . "POP". While we are at it, does anyone have the lowdown on general compatibility between brain boxes for SPFI's? In case I end up in the junk yard after all . . .