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Date:         Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:58:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
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From:         Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM>
Subject:      Re: PS pump pressure testing?
Comments: To: s w <smorewhisky@YAHOO.COM>
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The reservoir receives the fluid from the PS rack at a low pressure. Then the PS pump sucks the low pressure fluid from the reserve and then creates the high pressure fluid and feeds it to the PS rack. The PS rack has high and low pressure "zones".

Laurence Smith Hamilton, ON 90 Westy (fanumbos)

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of s w > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 11:47 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: PS pump pressure testing? > > > > Bentley says that the appropriate pressure should be > > around 1500 PSI! > > just a question, maybe a dumb one at that...but i just > have to ask...how is it that our little plastic power > steering resevoir's can handle that pressure? assuming > that in a sealed system the pressure would be the same > throughout...anybody??? > > ===== > Scott Wilson > 85 GL Westfalia > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com >


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