Power steering pump issue
jeepboy45
Old Time Jeeper
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- 1979 CJ-7, Newly rebuilt AMC 360!, fully rebuilt GM TH400, Quadra-trac TC w/Milemarker 2x4 conversion, AMC mod 20 rear w/1 piece Moser axleshafts, mod 30 front w/tie rod flip and castor correction shims, 4 in lift, Centech complete wiring harness, dual electric fans on 3 core aluminum radiator, tilt steering wheel, 20 gal poly gas tank, new J20 steering box, MSD 6A ignition combined with TeamRush distributor mods
What would cause a power steering pump to "boil over" and the fluid to become enriched with bubbles?
It was perfect in March when I last drove it.
I changed a semi-kinked high-pressure hose last week. Today was the first day it has been started since march. After a few minutes it sounded "funny" and fluid ran out of the cap. At first I thought a bearing was going bad, but that doesnt explain the fluid.
I took off the belt and the pulley seems to spin freely.
It was perfect in March when I last drove it.
I changed a semi-kinked high-pressure hose last week. Today was the first day it has been started since march. After a few minutes it sounded "funny" and fluid ran out of the cap. At first I thought a bearing was going bad, but that doesnt explain the fluid.
I took off the belt and the pulley seems to spin freely.