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Just a random thought brought on by brake discussions recently - We developed a problem which didn't trigger any warnings but could have been serious in out 1990 200T. When we started the car in the AM and backed out of the garage, pedal effort was VERY high and it was tough to stop the car the first time (usually just stopped in driveway to shut garage door. This bothered me - it felt like the power assist wasn't coming on properly. But after 30 sec or so, it was no problem. After a couple of weeks, I had it checked - power brake booster was leaking, and we were six days from a 1500 mile trip. The cost was about $700 to have it replaced...no options with limited time before trip. OUCH!! But it was worth it to have a safe trip with the whole family in the car. NO warning lights were ever displayed - don't believe they use one to monitor vacuum conditions. Thought I'd mention this in case anyone had a similar symptom. Thanks to this list (which I joined about two weeks later) I now know where I could have bought the part for under $300. Whee. ********** A Washington State Cougar in Aggieland (aTm) ********** Al Powell Voice: 409/845-2807 Ag Communications Fax: 409/862-1202 Texas A&M University Email: a-powell1@tamu.edu W3 page - http://agcomwww.tamu.edu/agcom/rpe/alpage.htm My computer has no bugs, just "special features". *******************************************************************
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