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Apr 7, 2009 | 10:21 AM

dp1969

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Brake proportioning valve

Does any one know if the Power Brake cars and Manual Brake cars had different proportioning valves or do they use the same one. This is for a 1969 Coupe.

Apr 7, 2009 | 10:48 AM

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zip and ecklers both only show 1 part for that year

Apr 7, 2009 | 11:17 AM

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It's not really a valve, it's just a pressure differential switch so if one end looses pressure the switch is pushed and the light lights on your dash....other than that, it does NOTHING, except as a line coupling for the front end

really nothing to go bad, other than a leak from the switch, a O ring and a seal is about all it has in there....then the switch plunger...

should be simple enough to fix it, really....I took mine out long long time ago...

Apr 7, 2009 | 11:24 AM

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zip and ecklers both only show 1 part for that year

The reason for the question is I am converting a Manual brake car to Power Brake. As an after thought,(After new MC and PB) I spoke with a Customer Service person at Ecklers, they said I needed a new one. I don't think there is anything wrong with the original. I was just under the impression that there were two different versions for Power and Manual. Or did Ecklers just need to sell some parts.

Apr 7, 2009 | 11:51 AM

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For 69, there is one part - it is a differential switch (not proportioning) to block the path that fails.

Yours should be fine if you had no troubles with it previously.

Apr 7, 2009 | 12:02 PM

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For 69, there is one part - it is a differential switch (not proportioning) to block the path that fails.

Yours should be fine if you had no troubles with it previously.

Apr 7, 2009 | 12:12 PM

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should be simple enough to fix it, really....I took mine out long long time ago...

Do you have any pics of what you ended up with? I want to plumb mine out too.

pointless P.O.S. in my opinion

Apr 7, 2009 | 01:16 PM

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I removed mine when i changed brake lines,I just got new lines all the way upp to the brake master cylinder.
And a T split on the front lines to each wheel,Brakes are perfect now