Vacuum Assist Brake Controler Question

[jtek]

I have just purchased a used year 2000 mint cond. 42' Featherlite car hauler trailer I purchasesd from a local RV Dealer here in Houston.

Question is it has those 2 big lines on the trailer & I need to set up my 2005 3500 dually for Vacuum assist.

I purchased a vacuum truck kit for about $500 at a local trailer supply and started to mount all the items.

Problem is the instructions are lame and I do not know where to connect / "Tee into the engine vacuum.

Also I need to connect into the brake master cylinder but I have 2 lines from the master cylinder (Front,Rear) then they go to the ABS controller.

Does it matter where to connect?

I mounted the hand cable in the cab below the cig lighter and the quick disconnects in the cab but more to go. :-laf

Anyone else out there have this set up?



Thanks

Alan Dobbs

 

[jelag]

If your talking about 2 big lines on the trailer,,,, one red hose and one blue hose... . and on each axle there is a large can..... 10" diameter and 15" long, than your trailer might have air brakes and what your doing to your truck won't help.....



Also there is no engine vac with a diesel, your kit is designed for a gas engine where there is vacuum source from the engine.....



Are you sure you want to do this... you might be over your head... .

 

[jtek]

The trailer is vacuum assist and after speaking to the previous owner he had it set up this way.

I purchased a 12V vacuum pump made by BlueDot rather than a engine driven one made by RedLine.

The kit has a box that looks like a brake controller but it displays the amount of vacuum.

I removed the rear tail lamp on the drivers side and cut a access hole to route the 2 hose fittings to give a clean look in the bed.

Also wires both a separate 6 & 7 pin connector in case I mis-place my adapter.





Alan