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03-11-2008, 14:46

Thanks Ron & Kevin for your advice. I'm not sure how to check the
governor/regulator (assume you're both talking about the same thing?).
Kevin, where was yours originally located at, and how did you test it?

I don't hear air escaping when the brakes are applied.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 6:06 PM, wrote:
>
> Check your governor...Mine went bad a few years ago, and I had similar
> problems. Hopefully your governor has been relocated to an accessible
> location....I replumbed mine, and bypassed the original because it was so
> hard to get to (up in a frame rail, behind the transmission). do you hear
> air escaping when you apply the brakes? I did, and I had a faulty brake
> actuator "can". A leaking air bag could also be causing the air loss.
>
> Just a few things to look at....
>
> Kevin McKeown
> Yorba Linda, CA
> 1986 38' PT (For Sale)
>