First off here I'd like to apologize,,, geez I sound like one whiney....
That being said, I guess 50-60 hr weeks at the yard and working in the garage at night through an onslaught of screw ups has just fried my brain! And killing me with the arthritis in my neck. But now I'm getting whiney again... sorry.
Mike , the pump was being replaced because someone at one time used a prybar on the housing to adjust it. You can see the style in earlier pics in this post. I thought since I was doing the steering gear, I may as well freshen the entire system. Pump and lines. I could not find a pump with my original style housing, which sucked!! Because on the new ones the return hose is in a crappy spot for a HEMI car. A few places (like ROCK Auto show my style of pump on line...but dont have it.) Anyway the pulley disappeared, so I thought I had found the correct one. Again refer to earlier pics in this post. BTW... I have been working on this project for a while now... the originall pully has never surfaced!
Today I took a ride maybe 70 miles west of here to an oldschool yard out in the country. I found a pulley on a VERY UGLY old Polara wagon. I belive the offset is correct although the diameter may be a bit smaller. I dont know yet if this will create other issues. I scratched and painted it tonite. I'm gonna hang it tomorrow. And post an update tomorrow nite.
When I took her out for a test drive on Thursday. My regulator was acting up, way high on the charging side. I go to Orielly's (they give me Rock prices without the wait time
) for a new reg (that was friday!) I have a choice of master craft or borg warner (a few $ more) I say gimme the good one!. i GET IT OUT OF THE BOX, ON THE BACK IT SAYS MADE IN CHINA
I put it in and shes right in the discharge zone, I figure no grounding. I grind off more paint with the dremel and install again. NFG! I take it back and get the elcheapo one... dont say where its made , not painted and seems to work fine... go figure...?
Shes scheduled for an alignment monday nite! So I gotta get a few things set and ready to go. So pumps going in and she will get another test drive. I figure the new stick and tube will be here monday or tuesday. After that.... I just wanna cruise awhile...
Sounds easy right??? Not likely.....
