May be it "rusted" through IOW it has become "soft". Have it pressure
tested?
I just did the same thing for my truck and replaced the whole unit:-(
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: 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
:
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