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Old 08-04-09, 10:13 AM   #4
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Default Re: Astravan alternator

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris View Post
Derv donkey Hehe.

It is the one with the vacuum pump on the back, with a couple of vacuum lines and one oil line with a banjo fitting. Any idea why a vacuum pump would need this?
vacuum pump needed for servo assisted brakes as no usable inlet vacuum. As fed off alternator, it is constantly rotating and under load, hence need for an oil feed or it would knacker very quickly
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