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  I went to the Dorman parts online page and submitted the information for the proportioning valve for the 91-95 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable wagon part. Then I called them. 

  They take the new product/old product part information seriously. I let them know that I can ship the old part to them if it would help. I also gave them the OE (original equipment) part number from Ford also. I know this will help get the part back on the market.

  If you have a part on a vehicle that you can no longer get and have to find through a junkyard/savage yard, please get the part number by calling the dealer with your VIN (vehicle identification number) and write it down, along with the part name.  Then go online and click the NEW PRODUCT IDEA at the top of the page. Please leave ALL contact information there with part number, the part you need, and they will call or email you back. This is the link: http://www.dormanproducts.com/ 
  
  I am looking forward to hearing from them about the proportioning valve! I hope to make this a reality soon! I'm happy to be able to help other wagon owners as well!


  I'm off to call some Driving Schools to see if I can go and speak to the students about maintenance - because even though driving a car is a HUGE responsibility, you also need to be responsible for taking care of it while you are using it. 


  Thanks for reading!

Sincerely,
Sylvia Guillemette


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  Yes, I know its been awhile since I posted. I have been doing many other things. I got side-tracked from what I needed to do. 

  Today, I will call the company that someone told me would reproduce the proportioning valve that I had to find in the junkyard. Hopefully, I will be able to connect with someone who can help me do this. 

  Rock Auto was the company I was referred to. I just spoke with them, they do not have the technology available YET for reproduction parts - but I am going to talk with a machine shop I know of - to see if they can reproduce the part in a new form. Then I will see about getting the part reproduced through a manufacturer. 

  

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  Over a week ago, my brake proportioning valve (BPV) let go on the wagon. Ford no longer makes the part. I went to the parts department at Ford, to view where the valve was, and also to what it looks like.

  This part is not only hard to find, you have to buy it when you do find it right away. The only place, currently that you can find it, is in a salvage yard (junkyard).  I had to use the VIN (vehicle information number) for the car, and/or the Ford part number, which I also have. 

  The valve is only for 91-95 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable wagons. It does not matter if it is all-wheel ABS or not. It is a two piece valve. One section is for the front brakes and the other one the rear. Its the seal on it that goes bad. Don't drive the car if it is leaking, you can lose your brakes!

  It took me 4 days to find and put the part on hold, so that I could buy it on payday. I went through a lot of salvage/junk yards to find the part. My car was on a friend's lift for 6 days! I had to borrow a car to work. The part is a pain in the butt to take out/put in. You have to make sure you bleed the brakes after installation. 

  Below is what the brake proportioning valve for the wagon looks like. Located by the frame near the wheel on the driver's side of the car. It's hard to see unless you have the car in the air, either jacked up with a jack or on a lift. 

  I have been informed that there is a company that buys licensing to remake parts that have been discontinued. So I am currently looking into that - to see if I can have the part remade for those of us who are still driving our wagons. 

  I hope this helps. 

Sylvia