Power steering... An ODD quirk...
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Power steering... An ODD quirk...
In the quest to get my Vette on the road, I just installed a new PS pump, using aftermarket brackets (from EBay).
After filling the pump with fluid, I cycled the front wheels lock to lock, and then topped off the reservoir. But something interesting- at idle, everything appears normal. But when I blip the throttle, the wheel actually pulls anywhere between 1/8 and 1/4 of a full rotation of the wheel.
WTF?
Any ideas on how to cure this... "problem?" There are no leaks, but the PS has not been hooked up for VERY long time- Bubba had taken the original 350 out, put in a 454, and just ran it without the PS hooked up...
Any input would be greatly appreciated- I've never seen this sort of thing before... BTW, it's a '74 with a 427BBC, TKO-600, idles about 800 RPM.
After filling the pump with fluid, I cycled the front wheels lock to lock, and then topped off the reservoir. But something interesting- at idle, everything appears normal. But when I blip the throttle, the wheel actually pulls anywhere between 1/8 and 1/4 of a full rotation of the wheel.
WTF?
Any ideas on how to cure this... "problem?" There are no leaks, but the PS has not been hooked up for VERY long time- Bubba had taken the original 350 out, put in a 454, and just ran it without the PS hooked up...
Any input would be greatly appreciated- I've never seen this sort of thing before... BTW, it's a '74 with a 427BBC, TKO-600, idles about 800 RPM.
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the hoses at the cylinder were still intact, just held up (with a coat-hanger) out of the way... So it was easy to hook up, as the high-pressure line could only go to the threaded hook-up, and the return line to the nipple (with a hose-clamp)...
I tend to doubt that this is it... Any other ideas....?
I tend to doubt that this is it... Any other ideas....?
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Thanks, everybody, for the reply.
All fixed, used the papers..... AND used those papers to align the car.
Took it for a drive tonight- the first time it's been on the road in 3 years!!!!
It was cool... though I need to solve the overheating issues...
All fixed, used the papers..... AND used those papers to align the car.
Took it for a drive tonight- the first time it's been on the road in 3 years!!!!
It was cool... though I need to solve the overheating issues...
