Laine D
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I’ve actually been thinking about the cooler for a while now. I’ll definitely order one
So what did you do with your truck today?
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gnathv
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The fluid may be your problem. Try ATF and see if it improves.
gnathv
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Change your fluid. Just looked up Oreilly brand fluid, flashpoint 280 degrees. Preston flashpoint 399 degrees. It’s probably overheated and breaking down viscosity.
Laine D
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I’ll change it once I get home. Thank you. I’m hoping that’s part of the problem.
gnathv
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I’ve always used ATF in ford power steering. I have hydro boost, stock cooler and use Valvoline Max Life (it’s synthetic) my brakes and steering work as they should, no fade or stiff steering.
I believe power steering fluid is more of a hydraulic fluid without the transmission additives so it should be the better fluid for a power steering system. That said, I run ATF in mine too so pick your poison and run with it 
gnathv
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If you decide to use power steering fluid, make sure you get the right one for the system it’s going in.
gnathv
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The hydraulic fluid in my zero turn and walk behind mowers is 20/50 motor oil. The systems requirements vary tremendously.
Laine D
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I believe power steering fluid is more of a hydraulic fluid without the transmission additives so it should be the better fluid for a power steering system. That said, I run ATF in mine too so pick your poison and run with it
thank you for the help guys. I’ve always run atf but this one time all I had was a gallon of power steering fluid. I drained it and replaced it with atf. Still the same. I think the pump is just dying. I have a spare one so I’m not really too sad.
my truck totted home a new 90 hp outboard
That's going to be interesting to see you mount that to one of the flatties..... or the Manchero......
going on the p00ntoon!
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I cut the inside bottom corners of the front bumper off.
The new tires were rubbing on something. It took me a while to figure out what.
There were no rub marks on the tires, and I couldn't find any rub marks inside the wheel wells.
Today, I was swinging the tires back and forth, looking for the rub... And saw that the tires come awful close to the inside bottom corner of the bumper.
In this pic, in fact it looks like they are touching.
I had a choice of either cutting the bumper on the green line, or cutting the corner off all the pieces of tread that ring the outside of the tire. (The little yellow triangle.) I chose to cut the bumper.
Here is what it looked like afterward. You can't see as well, because the sunlight is no longer behind it. But I took the pic as close to the same as the original pic, as I could get it.
You can't tell as well in the pic, but in person, it looks like that was the way the bumper came from the factory. Nothing unusual about it in person.
The black mark on the tire is from swinging the sledge. First thing I had tried was beating that corner of the bumper back. That didn't work.
Now, here is a comparo shot. The red in the insert shows how much of the bumper was cut away.
The bumper cut like butter with a hot knife. Rounded all the edges, and was done. That was easy!
And it doesn't rub at all, any more.
Next thing I think I'll work on is reinstalling the headlights. The clips I used when I replaced them, failed. I swear, those things, for as expensive as they were, seemed to be made out of 5 layers of tin foil, glued together. Only they would have been stronger because of the glue!
I found some new, stronger ones.
These are them:
The new tires were rubbing on something. It took me a while to figure out what.
There were no rub marks on the tires, and I couldn't find any rub marks inside the wheel wells.
Today, I was swinging the tires back and forth, looking for the rub... And saw that the tires come awful close to the inside bottom corner of the bumper.
In this pic, in fact it looks like they are touching.
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I had a choice of either cutting the bumper on the green line, or cutting the corner off all the pieces of tread that ring the outside of the tire. (The little yellow triangle.) I chose to cut the bumper.
Here is what it looked like afterward. You can't see as well, because the sunlight is no longer behind it. But I took the pic as close to the same as the original pic, as I could get it.
You must be registered for see images attach
You can't tell as well in the pic, but in person, it looks like that was the way the bumper came from the factory. Nothing unusual about it in person.
The black mark on the tire is from swinging the sledge. First thing I had tried was beating that corner of the bumper back. That didn't work.
Now, here is a comparo shot. The red in the insert shows how much of the bumper was cut away.
You must be registered for see images attach
The bumper cut like butter with a hot knife. Rounded all the edges, and was done. That was easy!
And it doesn't rub at all, any more.
Next thing I think I'll work on is reinstalling the headlights. The clips I used when I replaced them, failed. I swear, those things, for as expensive as they were, seemed to be made out of 5 layers of tin foil, glued together. Only they would have been stronger because of the glue!
I found some new, stronger ones.
These are them:
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Laine D
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I decided today that I’d just drive around. I chose my destination as the in n out burger that was an hour away. I can say that this truck hasn’t ever been this easy going. It just cruises. The 90cc pump is very cool and This turbo clears it up really fast. I’m glad @Dane Rickford built his truck with this setup so I could follow along .
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