Vacuum Pump or Canister?

[Joel Talka]

Hi,

My '66 Coronet engine puts out about 10"Hg vacuum at idle. I have power brakes in the car now and have been using a vacuum canister to build up vacuum for the brake booster. It works but not all that great and am thinking about switching to an electrical vacuum pump which will provide about 21"Hg. The question is, can I just swap the canister for the pump or do I need both?

Thanks,

Joel

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

I run one on my dart, same vac issue but it is dedicated to the power booster.

 

[MWbirdLOVER70]

Hi,

My '66 Coronet engine puts out about 10"Hg vacuum at idle. I have power brakes in the car now and have been using a vacuum canister to build up vacuum for the brake booster. It works but not all that great and am thinking about switching to an electrical vacuum pump which will provide about 21"Hg. The question is, can I just swap the canister for the pump or do I need both?

Thanks,

Joel

I did that once and can was as you say fair. I decided to use a Leeds vaccum pump and never looked back. To answer I only use the pump.hid under battery tray and used a relay

 

[snakeoil24]

Use both which reducesdemand and junk yard for a Volvo vacuum pump or replacement from rockauto

 

[MWbirdLOVER70]

Quick note, like Halifax mine pump is dedicated to booster only

 

[6PKRTSE]

I have power brakes and a canister hidden underneath my battery tray also. The canister definitely helped.

 

[Joel Talka]

I did that once and can was as you say fair. I decided to use a Leeds vaccum pump and never looked back. To answer I only use the pump.hid under battery tray and used a relay

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Thanks! Great place to install it as well. I will check out Leeds.

 

[MWbirdLOVER70]

Thanks! Great place to install it as well. I will check out Leeds.

Pricy but love mine. There are other brands but got mine through PST