Foaming at the mouth

[urquattro]

> My 1987 5ktq turned out to have a loose connection at the swage on the
inlet
> to the hydraulic pump.  The fluid ran low and I topped up the resevoir,
drove
> home changed out hose and refilled res.  I started up car and turned wheel
> lock to lock several times.  The fluid foamed up to the top. Shut engine
off,
> let sit for 15 min and drove car for ten min.  The fluid level was at it's
> correct height at the start, but foamed right out the top.  What am I
doing
> wrong????

... doesn't sound like you are doing anything wrong necessarily ... it
sounds a lot to me like you've got bad reed valves on the pump.  You can
always check the archives for the words "pentosin" and "volcano" for other
reports of similar behavior ...

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)