| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,885 | Most, if not all hydrovac systems have a vacuum reservoir tank mounted somewhere inside a frame rail with a one way check valve between the intake manifold and the tank. The tank stores enough vacuum to allow one or two brake applications if the engine stalls for some reason. If there's a vacuum shift two speed rear end, that same vacuum tank makes axle ratio shifting smoother. Jerry
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