PS blew sitting in my driveway
02-20-2010, 07:10 PM
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PS blew sitting in my driveway
I had my jeep running to help charge up the battery, left the lights on to long while working on it.
Anyways, I went inside for a quick drink and when I came back out I see fluid dripping its way down. The Cap for my PS has a pinhole in the center of the cap and its spraying fluid out!
How do you blow the PS, sitting still?
What, besides a bad cap could cause this thing to go. I all about fixing things right when I find them. I dont want to get to the top of some mountain and have another cap blow.
Thanks, James
Anyways, I went inside for a quick drink and when I came back out I see fluid dripping its way down. The Cap for my PS has a pinhole in the center of the cap and its spraying fluid out!
How do you blow the PS, sitting still?
What, besides a bad cap could cause this thing to go. I all about fixing things right when I find them. I dont want to get to the top of some mountain and have another cap blow.
Thanks, James
02-20-2010, 07:26 PM
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The pump reservoir isn't supposed to be pressurized. If fluid was spraying out of the cap you have a problem, but it's not the cap.
02-20-2010, 08:57 PM
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that "hole" is a Breather to keep the pump from Air Locking.....if its spewing out that hole you might have a pinched line.........or a bad pump.
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