put in a dorman pulley from autozone and the beast is alive, I have power steering!
it kind of spills at the pulley and the steering was screechy at first but now it seems to have smoothed out, I added more F fluid and it doesn’t seem to be leaking where the hoses connect, just a bit towards the tip of the pulley. Not sure why. There weren’t any gaskets anywhere with the pump and I didn’t use Teflon tape, maybe that’s it? But it’s odd, the hydraulic liquid Is leaking a lot but it doesn’t seem to be coming from the fittings.
Couple things:
-the pulley isn’t fastened yet but belt tension is good, I’ll get some sort of fastener with adequate washer and everhthing should be ok
-I’m also in the midst of finding correct adjustments for the carb because of colder winter temperatures, curb idle prob has to go up a little given the extra load correct?
-the pump is a bit loud. “Whining”? it’s a hi pitched revving sound, a little annoying. What do you guys do about that?
-also I can’t find a place for the little black pipe supposed to support the alternator bracket to bolt onto. Left it out for now. Seems like there’s only a bolting point on the fuel injected models I’ve seen in pictures.
shout out to you guys for all the info and help! There’s still details to iron out but it’s awesome and I never could have done this alone!
Leaky pal