Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:06:13 -0500
Reply-To: al jordans <aljordans@ATTBI.COM>
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From: al jordans <aljordans@ATTBI.COM>
Subject: FW: 85' power steering fluid leak? AM noises!
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Hi Tracy,
Try changing the PS fluid.
I seem to remember reading about moisture accumulating in the lines over
time and then freezing during cold spells, much as happens in the fuel lines
if one is not carefull.
Good luck
aljay
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From: Tracy Bonin <icculus22420@YAHOO.COM>
Reply-To: Tracy Bonin <icculus22420@YAHOO.COM>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:19:35 -0800
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 85' power steering fluid leak? AM noises!
Good Afternoon,
actually a new development has occurred over the past couple of days I was
hoping that someone could anwser. At first I thought that I was had an oil
leak. I kept seeing a few drops on the ground, in the left middle area of
the engine compartment. Mainly when after first driving in the morning.
After closer examination, come to find out that it is power steering fluid
(which is really ATF fluid). So of course my first thoughts were oh, no. But
when looking within the engine compartment, I couldn?t see a leak when it
was running or off. Finally, I noticed that the little plastic tank on the
left side, by the oil filler was wet on the top. I know that I had checked
and filled this fluid a few months ago. What was weird was that I know that
I had probably over filled a little bit when I was filling it, but didn?t
start having any issues until now. The cap is tight, but the leak seems to
be getting worse. This morning I had quite a little puddle forming when I
first started the bus, the puddle was strange, and was all foamy, like tiny
soap bubbles. I thought that this was from what ever was pushing out the
fluid. It doesn?t look as though it?s cracked, the fluid seems to be coming
out from where the top is somwhere, dripping down over the crossbar, and
onto the ground.
Something else is that it?s been really cold lately, and when I first start
the bus, it makes this REALLY bad noise. Almost like a grinding or something
along those lines. With this fluid leak, I was beginning to wonder if it is
the power steering pump making that noise. Does anyone else expierence this?
It only started doing it when it got really cold out?..What can I do to help
or prevent it, if I can at all?
So what happens when the power steering pump fails? Does it push fluid back?
What would make this overflow, and noise? What can I do to save it?
Thanx again,
Tracy
85? GL "Ripple"
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