Date:         Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:25:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
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From:         Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      PS pump pressure testing?
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Ok folks im trying to figure out why so many of us are blowing expensive
PS racks.  BenT suggested that the pump may be putting out too much
pressure blowing the seals on the rack.  This makes sense especially since
Bentley says that the appropriate pressure should be around 1500 PSI!
Holy gusheepers!  The PS pump also has a pressure limiting valve that may
be failing causing the PS rack failures.  So my question is how do we test
the output PSI of the pump?  Bentley does not show any special tool for
this.  I have never seen a pressure gauge that goes this high.  Thanks for
the advise.

Thanks,
Andrew Fox
86 Westy on its 3rd PS rack