Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:44:50 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: power steering rack without hydraulic fluid?
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hi Michael,
I knew you had a good reason.
that makes very good sense.
I'm pretty nervous about used PS pumps myself.
I had one that seemed 'just fine' and it blew out a pretty fresh PS rack.
oh ! you're going over to the other side !
Do I have you mixed up with someone else....though you were a long time die
hard diesel guy.
I'll bet your excited about that Zetec conversion.
Got a Tiico too I see.
thanks for the offer on the core rack, but I have a couple of those already.
here's what I think might be a very good idea ...
and inline filter on the pressure side of the PS pump going to the rack.
There is a filter screen in the bottom of the res..
but that only filters ATF coming back from the rack. ( so it protects the
pump from the rack failing )
but there is no protection against the pump failing and pumping junk into
the rack.
check out a FLAPS, or truck places ..
an inline ATF filter is a common add-on for Automatic Transmissions.
that way you could pump some juice into your rack , and be sure the pump was
not pumping metal into it or whatever.
it might be that the high pressure of the 'high side' is very high, or too
high for an inline filter , so consider that for sure.
but I like that basic idea ...get some fluid to it ( filtered if possible )
, leave lines connected, but leave belt off.
Scott
turbovans
too many vanagons to list, and about 7 or 8 for sale, some of them even 80
to 90 % ready to sell.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Snow" <slowmachine82@gmail.com>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: power steering rack without hydraulic fluid?
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I wonder why you don't just hook it up, I'm sure there is a good reason.
>> My vote is ....doesn't sound like that good an idea.
>>
>> hey, I need a good used PS rack , got one ?
>> Scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>>
>
> The reason for avoiding connecting the hydraulic lines is that I have
> a junkyard power steering pump that I suspect has serious problems. I
> am planning a Zetec conversion soon, and want to avoid repairing parts
> that will not be used with the new engine.
>
> Nobody has come forth to say that they have done this without damage.
> I guess I will flush the hydraulic lines and connect them to the rack.
> The power steering pump belt is removed and will stay that way for
> the foreseeable future.
>
> Thanks for the input.
>
> I have a leaking PS rack that you can have for the cost of the core
> ($125) plus shipping from ZIP 92054.
>
> --
> Michael Snow
> 1987 Syncro TiiCo
> 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
> http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/