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 Post subject: running car with no power steering lines
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:34 am 
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Hi guys
I need to start and move a car with manual steering box but has an engine in it with a power steering pump not connected. Does the pump make the pressure or the power steering box? I was hoping to loop the out feed back into the return pipe. Its an EL motor in XF project and havent sourced a power steering box for it yet.
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 Post subject: Re: running car with no power steering lines
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:28 am 
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fairlane_ute wrote:
Hi guys
I need to start and move a car with manual steering box but has an engine in it with a power steering pump not connected. Does the pump make the pressure or the power steering box? I was hoping to loop the out feed back into the return pipe. Its an EL motor in XF project and havent sourced a power steering box for it yet.
Thanks

should be ok,the power steering pump is there for the belt to run only,xf has good steering

 

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 Post subject: Re: running car with no power steering lines
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:46 am 
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How far do you want to move it. Running a Power steering pump with no oil will stuff it pretty quick.
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 Post subject: Re: running car with no power steering lines
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:56 am 
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It might be OK if as you suggested hook up the pressure output line via a loop back into the low pressure return.

At least that way the pump would have oil in it.

Can only give it a go.

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 Post subject: Re: running car with no power steering lines
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:26 pm 
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she shall be fine , if you can take the belt of that would be suited but good thinking with re routing the lines etc
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 Post subject: Re: running car with no power steering lines
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:24 pm 
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bit hard taking the belt off with serpentine setup...

 

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 Post subject: Re: running car with no power steering lines
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:22 pm 
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i'm gunna try looping the lines and put fluid in it and see what happens..as if anything bad could happen!
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