Power steering leak
On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 12:18:08 -0500, "Frank Taylor, Jr."
wrote:
My boat has a 5.7 Volvo Penta engine (GM block) and I have a leak in the
power steering system that I cannot seem to find. I can tell that it is
coming from somewhere on the pump itself but I do not think it is from any
of the connections.
There are two hoses that connect into the pump. One is a copper hose that
has a screw type connnector and the other is a rubber hose that has a clamp
style connector on it.
Neither of the hoses seems to be the cause of the leak because they do not
have any fluid on the outside from what I can tell. However, the bottom of
the pump itself does have fluid on it. If I dry it off and go out o the
lake for a short run, it becomes wet with fluid again.
The unit itself seems to be sealed so I can't imagine where it is coming
from but maybe I'm wrong. Is there a sure fire way to tell where it is
coming from??
any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks
Frank Taylor, Jr.
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Auto parts stores sell kits that contain a dye and a blacklight which
makes the dye glow. They come for different uses; antifreeze, oil.
Follow the directions on the kit. They probably make one for
automatic transmissions or power steering (same fluids usually).
Mark E. Williams
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