[V8] 1990 V8 p/s pump

[Ed Kellock]

That's the plan.  She has just returned home in the 93, and without
incident, not that it was her fault, but I still have to harass her about
it.

Thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 2:34 PM
> To: Ed Kellock
> Cc: 'q - V8'
> Subject: Re: [V8] 1990 V8 p/s pump
> 
> 
> My suggestion is after you've cleaned up the mess you have the GF  
> start the car while you look at the pump area (and if it's not  
> already obvious where the leak is coming from) have her turn the  
> wheel left/right.  You should see where the leak's coming from right  
> away.  Good luck, Ed.
> 
> Ingo
> 
> On Jun 28, 2008, at 3:08 PM, Ed Kellock wrote:
> 
> > I did torque the cap.  I wet the o-ring with fluid before
> > installing it.
> >
> > I've just cleaned the area and am waiting for it to dry before I
> > try to
> > determine where the leak is.  I really hope it is not anything  
> > requiring
> > removal of the pump again because the holes for the two mounts  
> > bolts were
> > stripped and I had to tap them as deep as possible and cut new  
> > bolts to
> > custom length to maximize the bite.  Then I used blue Loctite on  
> > them.  I
> > really don't want to disturb that.
> >
> > Anyway, I'll see what it is in due time.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On 
> >> Behalf Of Kneale Brownson
> >> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:28 AM
> >> To: Ed Kellock; 'q - V8'
> >> Subject: Re: [V8] 1990 V8 p/s pump
> >>
> >>
> >> Did you tighten the cap to the specified torque?  Bentley 
> calls for 
> >> 37 ft lbs.  I've resealed half a dozen pumps, and never had one of 
> >> the mushroom caps start leaking again.  I always soak the 
> O-rings in 
> >> Pentosin for an hour or so before installing.  Don't know whether 
> >> that has any effect, but it makes me feel better.  I also 
> install the 
> >> cap seals on the cap rather than into the pump body.  I 
> presume lots 
> >> of oil on the cap and O-ring lets the cap turn to tighten without
> >> distorting the seal.
> >>
> >> Ed Kellock <ed.kellock at msn.com> wrote:  I pulled the pump 
> a couple of 
> >> weeks ago and replaced an o-ring in a leaking x-cap.
> >>
> >> Today, GF returns home from errands with Pentosin gusher. 
> >> Everything's soaked, including front bumper, headlight, lower door 
> >> panels, rear tire.
> >>
> >> It's too dirty and wet to tell what's leaking until I clean it up. 
> >> I'm hoping it's an unrelated failure. Any thoughts on whether my 
> >> o-ring repair could have caused something else downstream?
> >>
> >> Ed
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