Okay, that would make sense. If said thingy is on the front brakeline, it would make sense that it's a metering valve; if on the rear, it would be more logical for it to be a proportioning and/or residual pressure valve.
Nathan in MN showed me a pic of his '89 that clearly showed one line for the front going into some sort of block, so I assume that must be the metering valve. I found an aftermarket one for $50 at Speedway Motors that doubles as a tee, so that's what I evidently should have used on the front brakes of the wagon instead of a regular tee fitting.
Tonight I made the mistake of trying to explain the concept of brake proportioning valves and metering valves to a small group of non-gearheads. Any time loss of traction was mentioned, the immediate response was "Then you need to let up on the brake or else have antilock brakes". The examples of putting snow tires on only the front of a vehicle or the Taurus with the rear wheels on serving trays were about 99% wasted.
Nathan in MN showed me a pic of his '89 that clearly showed one line for the front going into some sort of block, so I assume that must be the metering valve. I found an aftermarket one for $50 at Speedway Motors that doubles as a tee, so that's what I evidently should have used on the front brakes of the wagon instead of a regular tee fitting.
Tonight I made the mistake of trying to explain the concept of brake proportioning valves and metering valves to a small group of non-gearheads. Any time loss of traction was mentioned, the immediate response was "Then you need to let up on the brake or else have antilock brakes". The examples of putting snow tires on only the front of a vehicle or the Taurus with the rear wheels on serving trays were about 99% wasted.
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