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Back home from a road trip and a power steering question.
07-29-2006, 14:05
Post: #14
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question.
Definitely worth a try. I'll remove the dipstick and see what happens.

Kerry

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Miller"
wrote:
>
> You might consider that the only way the barbed fitting at the
> reservoir would leak is if it was under pressure, which does occur
> when the fluid heats since the reservoir is not vented.
>
> Vent the reservoir, you might be leak-less.
>
> - Jeff Miller
> in Holland, MI
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
> wrote:
> >
> > Did you replace them with crimped fittings all the way around? The
> > barbed fittings at my reservoir have been seeping, the barbed
> > reservoir fitting at the pump leaks and I assume (?) the return hose
> > from the steering box is just a barbed fitting also and it leaks
> since
> > there's a stain under that location everytime I stop. How long did
> it
> > take you to do the job?
> > Wouldn't the routing of the hoses be blind regardless of how you
> > accessed the steering box?
> >
> > Kerry
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Birtles"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > crimped fittings at steering box and crimped fittings at pump
> > > barb fittings at resevoir.
> > > Stephen 77fc35
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Were your hoses attached with hose clamps or did they have
> proper
> > > > crimped fittings?
> > > >
> > > > Kerry
> > > >
> > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Birtles"
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > We did it that wayon a 77 BUT there is much blind work to do
> > > > > You have to be careful when the hoses run down the front and
> side of
> > > > > the engine you cant really see the placement it did hwoever
> make it
> > > > > easier to attach the hoses to be the steering box.
> > > > > Stephen 77fc35
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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Messages In This Thread
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - davidkerryedwards - 07-28-2006, 12:40
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - Gregory OConnor - 07-29-2006, 01:33
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - davidkerryedwards - 07-29-2006, 03:55
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - davidkerryedwards - 07-29-2006, 06:32
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - Stephen Birtles - 07-29-2006, 06:47
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - davidkerryedwards - 07-29-2006, 06:54
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - Stephen Birtles - 07-29-2006, 07:10
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - davidkerryedwards - 07-29-2006, 07:27
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - Stephen Birtles - 07-29-2006, 07:47
Back home from a road trip and a power steering question. - davidkerryedwards - 07-29-2006 14:05



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