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paul2748 · 03-16-2015, 07:57 PM

I can't understand why some one would reply to a question that was four years old.

54vicky · 03-17-2015, 06:29 PM

I am with you Paul but have seen even older ones answered years later.strange but true

scicala · 03-18-2015, 10:10 AM

I think people just see the post and don't notice the date, then reply. I remember doing it once on a post that was very old, and felt stupid for doing it after I noticed the date. Then it started a chain reaction of replies again.

Sal

Jimz Bird · 03-18-2015, 01:08 PM

I don't mind seeing that happen.
It brings up something that I probably have missed so I usually find it interesting. Also, there may have been new ideas or something that has been "discovered" to work in the interim.

cuppy65 · 03-19-2015, 04:59 PM

What year volvo is the electric pump from?
Dan

JeffB2 · 03-19-2015, 05:37 PM

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Jack Innes · 04-14-2025, 06:21 PM

It appears this whole posting was lost in my computer. Thanks everyone for their input. I found a complete original setup & it is installed & working.
The cylinder leaked so I installed a rebuild kit & it still leaks a bit.

What fluid are people using in these units now?

paul2748 · 04-14-2025, 07:27 PM

Original system ? They used trans fluid when these were new. Type A was the original, but Type F may work, but Dexron III is the fluid closest to Type A. POWER STEERING FLUID is not recommended for these units as this tends to cause leaks..

Jack Innes · 04-14-2025, 09:26 PM

Thank you, I will go with Dextron.

03-16-2015, 07:57 PM	#21
paul2748 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 4,406	Re: Power steering - 1954 I can't understand why some one would reply to a question that was four years old.

03-17-2015, 06:29 PM	#22
54vicky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oakville Ontario Posts: 586	Re: Power steering - 1954 I am with you Paul but have seen even older ones answered years later.strange but true

03-18-2015, 10:10 AM	#23
scicala Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Detroit suburb, MI Posts: 3,801	Re: Power steering - 1954 I think people just see the post and don't notice the date, then reply. I remember doing it once on a post that was very old, and felt stupid for doing it after I noticed the date. Then it started a chain reaction of replies again. Sal

03-18-2015, 01:08 PM	#24
Jimz Bird Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 39	Re: Power steering - 1954 I don't mind seeing that happen. It brings up something that I probably have missed so I usually find it interesting. Also, there may have been new ideas or something that has been "discovered" to work in the interim.

03-19-2015, 04:59 PM	#25
cuppy65 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 1	Re: Power steering - 1954 What year volvo is the electric pump from? Dan

03-19-2015, 05:37 PM	#26
JeffB2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Phoenix,AZ Posts: 1,418	Re: Power steering - 1954 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) And if anyone is looking for an original power steering setup from a '54 Ford one just got listed on www.1954ford.com

04-14-2025, 07:27 PM	#28
paul2748 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 4,406	Re: Power steering - 1954 Original system ? They used trans fluid when these were new. Type A was the original, but Type F may work, but Dexron III is the fluid closest to Type A. POWER STEERING FLUID is not recommended for these units as this tends to cause leaks.. __________________ 48 Ford Conv 56 Tbird 54 Ford Victoria Last edited by paul2748; 04-14-2025 at 07:38 PM.

04-14-2025, 09:26 PM	#29
Jack Innes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Brooklin, Ontario Posts: 706	Re: Power steering - 1954 Thank you, I will go with Dextron. __________________ Jack Innes, Brooklin, Ontario