i have a 91 w250 and i am eating up the power steering pumps all i have dome is turbo and turned the pump up a little and straight pipe..does anyone know if i can run the hydrstatic system off a 94 12v to eliminate the vacum pump and the power steering pump problems i have and suggestions is appriciated

 

i would say put a double pump on it something more heavy duty is gunna help do you have bigger tires/ lift

 

What's the failure mode? Leaking, overheating, grenading, what?

 

i have no lift and i run 285 65 16 at nothing aggressive. trucks a 5spd 4x4. my pumps 3rd one in 4 months are burning up getting so hot that it burns the fluid out of em

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any suggestions are more then welcome i wanna upgrade or fix the problem im tired of changing them out all the time

 

You probably need a new steering box - valve stuck or clogged. You could try flushing it. I run a cooler and filter in the power steering circuit on my 1st Gen - not because it overheats, but because the power steering systems on these trucks are minimal at best. Very little fluid in a system that has to contend with a D60 under a heavy front end.

 

what kinda kit is that or did you build it yourself for you cooler and filter

 

Filter is a Magnefine - install in return line. Great little gadgets:



You get them lots of places. I think the last batch I bought came from Rock Auto. Just search for power steering filter.

The cooler is a Ford unit for an F-something I found on eBay for $10. You can see it in behind the bumper there:

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Plumb these in with a few bucks worth of tubing and clamps and you'll never have a power steering problem again - assuming the box is good.

 

Yes you can convert it and get rid of the vacuum brakes. I've seen a few people do the swap, seems pretty easy. search for it in archives, it's in there somewhere

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How do you double pump?? I've never seen it before. maybe share some info??? I'm goona be running 35's when I get my Chevy done and i'd like to know more. Thanks

 

thanks for the filter info i will be pluming everything in this friday and that filter hopefully my box is good since it was just rebuilt 6 months ago ill let you know how it works out

 

well thanks for the info man it all went together like a dream flushed my box put a hardline from the pump to filter on the high side to the cooler to the box then new soft line on the return side with a filter should work out i hold about a quart more now and everything is staying nice and cool appriciate the help