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50's Imperialist's:
...........before installing, what I do is fit
my screwgun to the P/S coupling and fill the reservoir with new ATF, then
using an old piece of p/s hose cut to fit into a bucket--usually an old
Folger's coffee bucket--I put both ends into the vessel [I have adapted the
pressure side with easily attainable hardware store adaptors and rubber hose],
then run the gun, without the filter in the reservoir....I have
cleaned several this way prior to installation, and I have found if a pump
is gone, no amount of cleaning will save it, though I will say like most parts
of the vintage ,they are resilient and can surprise
you: this method has allowed me to buy and NOT rebuild a working P/S
pump, as it proved out that the interior fluid was 'good looking' upon
dispersal, the unit ran quiet -stored fluid does no good to the
interiors-, and though I of course cannot create the pressure the operating
system does, that's what the road test is for ......
Jack
In a message dated 9/22/2007 7:28:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
debensonii@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
One more thing when you change out the PS pump do you clean and flush out all the old fluid? By not doing this all that old contaminated oil will go back and attack the pump again....just an idea... |
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