Harvey:
Sounds like you took the plunge & bought the new tow vechile --- sounds
great. What length bed did you get & is it a 4 X 2 or 4 X4?
Dan
1977 Safari
WBCCI # 4495
PS I'm looking too!!!!!!
At 08:18 PM 6/27/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Jim,
>
>I just took delivery of a new 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab SLT w/Cummins HO,
>6 speed close ratio manual transmission, and 3.54 anti-spin differential
>last Friday afternoon. I am really impressed with the way it drives,
>handles, tows, and with it's initial miserly consumption of fuel.
>
>I'm having trouble finding a Tee fitting to allow installation of my beloved
>new/old Kelsey-Hayes hydraulic-electric brake controller that I want to
>transfer from my now-retired Ford. I tried NAPA today as well as several
>other parts houses here in Lubbock and had no success.
>
>Do you have a manufacturer's name and part number for the Tee fitting you
>are using? Is it a metric or SAE fitting?
>
>What year is your Dodge? Do you or anyone else on the list know if your
>truck uses the same brake master cylinder as mine? The 2001 uses what looks
>to be a very sophisticated electronic proportioning valve to balance front
>and rear brakes. I don't know but the literature seems to indicate that
>the electronic proportioning valve is a recent development.
>
>I'd sure like to reinstall the great old hydraulic-electric controller. I
>got real spoiled with it's performance over the recent several months since
>I installed it in my Ford.
>
>Harvey
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jim Dunmyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 6:18 PM
>Subject: [VAC] Re: Stromberg tow car kits
>
>
>> FWIW: I just installed a Warner hydraulic-actuated brake controller in
>> my Dodge. Got it from Can-Am RV, price was about $150.00 US, including
>> delivery. Installation wasn't all that bad; I added a flexible hose
>> between the controller and the steel line so I can drop the knee bolster
>> below the steering wheel w/o bending the line. The special 'Tee' fitting
>> required for the hydraulic connection was in stock at my local NAPA
>> store.
>
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