[Chevelle-list] p/s pressure hose

[John Nasta]

I spoke w/a guy who can make a new hose for me w/ the right ends but he asked me how many pounds of pressure it had to hold, and I had to tell him that I really didn’t know. So, if anybody knows, that would be great.   I also tried to bend the tubing on the one I bought yesterday. It's not really easy to bend w/ a hand bender because there is not much there to work with. The original one goes out of the pump about a half inch or an inch out, and then straight down with a curve toward the p/s box. The new one comes out and then goes down on about a 45 degree angle, and the end that attaches to the box has no bend at all, whereas the original has a 90 degree bend. Totally different. I think if I can bend it down enough though (at least on the pump side), I think I can make it work.   I didn’t want to take this hose, but the guy I got it from argued that it would work because it shows in his computer and blah blah blah. He said that they take out some of the bends so that it will fit more vehicles. He actually came over and watched me try to install it, and saw for himself that it doesn't fit. I told him that what they really should do if they want to make these hoses more universal is to put less metal tubing on the ends and more rubber in the middle. This thing has about 5 inches of metal sticking out of each end, and aiming in the wrong directions.   Anyway, if anybody knows the psi that the pump put out, that would be great. With a little luck though, I will get this other hose to work and get my p/s back today.