From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Jun 02 2004 - 06:21:34 PDT
At 10:48 PM -0700 6/1/04, J wrote:
> I'm continuing to fiddle with the power
>steering on a M51 5T truck (1953) with a gasser
>R6602. It has the old style power steering that
>is all contained at the base of the steering
>column. There is no remote steering jack, like
>you find on newer 5T trucks, located down by the
>right front wheel.
> Known problem: It steers manually, but what a
>bear to steer! Other stuff I know: The pump is
>putting out fluid under some pressure, enough to
>spurt at junctions that I crack open. High
>pressure gets to the bypass valve but doesn't
>circulate back from there. It goes to the
>steering stuff. The reservoir is full. I see
>circulating fluid in the tank when the engine is
>running.
Could the hoses be hooked up backwards?
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