Tandem pump

[Phil@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <TCPSMTP.17.9.8.-13.14.4.2374599595.392791@thevine.net> frankbauer@thevine.net writes:

>> According to the microfiche, the tandem pump system is self-bleeding.  It
>> merely says that the front wheels should be lifted off the ground and the
>> steering spun rapidly from side to side with the engine off to clear air out
>> the rack.  Then fill to MAX and run the engine.

> i believe it also specifies bench bleeding the pump...

Not actually what it says.  The microfiche says that the inlet side of a
_NEW_ pump should be filled with hydraulic oil and then turned by hand
until oil flows out of the outlet side.  This seems to be a kind of
priming or lubrication exercise, not bleeding.

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