PS hose / explorer

[bax]

What are you guys using for a power steering hose on a explorer 5.0 PS pump to a stock steering gear?

 

[Crush]

Take your stock hose and the explorer hose to a hydraulic shop and have them combined to make the hose u need. If you are limited on hood clearance like i was then the explorer hose has too big of a bend on top. I Had them make an end that attached to an "an" adapter on the pump. They looked at the ends and gave me the adapter and built my hose. I plumbed it all up and filled the resovoir. It sat filled for ablout 3 or 4 days before i got the ebgine ready to start. Checked the fluid before starting and added about a 1/4 of a pint to it and fired the engine up. Let it pump for a few min while fiddling with the engine and then turned the steering wheel. It turned with one finger wnd NO bleeding necessary. It started turning without the dreaded seesaw back and forth trying to get the bubbles out. I used rotal lurple synthetic power steering fluid. I would reccommend it to everyone given how easy it was for the system to self bleed and work

 

[lagbolt]

You can buy one from BCB with line and the fittings.

 

[NGABronco]

You can buy one from BCB with line and the fittings.

I'd bet money he won't buy from BCB!!!;D%);D

 

[genteca]

Bcb

I wasted a day trying to find a shop that would help me build my own. Ended up buying one from BCB and it was perfect no problems what so ever.

 

[bax]

I'd bet money he won't buy from BCB!!!;D%);D

You got that right ben. Not going to happen

 

[Crush]

It was easy for me. Took them the pump and lines. They made sure the fitting emwws gonna work. Onlt thing i had to make sure of was they tried to use a 90* fitting instead of the tube 90* and supposedly the non tube type causes cavitation and wont let the pump bleed the system. So i insisted they use the tube type and when it allmcame together there were no problems

 

[Viperwolf1]

I make my own hoses. I believe WH has a replacement for the Lee fitting now too.

 

[bax]

Phil, that is really pretty. Nice work.

 

[bmc69]

I make my own hoses. I believe WH has a replacement for the Lee fitting now too.

Same here. I keep the various fittings and braided line sizes "in stock" so it's always easy to make up hoses for whatever..

Making some up now for the Exploder PS pump/hydroboost/PS box combo on the '69. I still have to fab up the remote reservoir though.

 

[bax]

Hydro boost is in the future so perhaps I should just pull the trigger now on that. better than making more hoses later. Doing a 96 explorer /4r70w swap now.

 

[bmc69]

Hydro boost is in the future so perhaps I should just pull the trigger now on that. better than making more hoses later. Doing a 96 explorer /4r70w swap now.

I've got a good 4r70w sitting here doing nothing but taking up space. But I just bought two more flathead v-8s so maybe the 4r will find a home eventually.

 

[bax]

more stuff taking up space? your flat head would be good with a little overdrive.

 

[bmc69]

more stuff taking up space? your flat head would be good with a little overdrive.

I just picked up a pair of the Lincoln 337s..a 100 cubic inches more engine than the flatty in the '69. These could really handle a 4r70....

 

[KBUCK1]

I make my own hoses. I believe WH has a replacement for the Lee fitting now too.

That looks nice. Is that the blue high miler heater hose from Goodyear? I had used a short piece of that on my reservoir to pump. After about a year it had swollen tremendously.

 

[Viperwolf1]

That looks nice. Is that the blue high miler heater hose from Goodyear? I had used a short piece of that on my reservoir to pump. After about a year it had swollen tremendously.

Just a scrap piece of silicone hose I had. The reservoir nipple is 3/4" and the pump nipple is 5/8". I'd like to find a single hose with those size ends.

 

[bax]

I really dont mind different sized nipples

 

[bmc69]

I really dont mind different sized nipples

..but the ones that have swollen tremendously?

 

[bax]

You just have to be gentle with the swollen ones. Be more careful not to twist or pinch them. They wont put up with that kind of abuse.