Originally Posted by moparguy
Concerning vacuum tanks, if you’re climbing a hill and depleting your vacuum it may take a unacceptably long time to replenish vacuum needed for wipers or a brake booster. The bigger the tank, the longer the replenishment time, ie, setting on side of the road (?)
That's true - same as a small air compressor taking a long time to get a large tank up to pressure, but you wouldn't necessarily need to sit on the side of the road to replenish a vacuum tank, just close the throttle (coasting down hill?)
Thanks for the compliment on the tank install. We'll see how it works out.


Kevin
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