280 out of 318

Well folks my cousin and I set out around 3 yesterday (Sunday), to play with the car some on a little road called US 129 the Dragon. It 318 curves in 11 miles. We made about 280ish before the power sterring pump blew apart. She was doing great, then things went down hill quick. So after wiping thing off the best I could, we had to find a ride to the Dragon store to use the phone (no cell service) Finally got AAA there around 10 last night, got in bed around 2. So will be on the phone with MArch this morning and see if the stand behind thier product. Will keep you posted.

Good luck talking with March. Hopefully they send you a new one with no problems! The car does look awesome even when on the back of a tow truck. I'm sure the tow truck driver was impressed with it.

Sorry to hear that I bet it was fun running the dragons tail in that beauty. Get that PS pump fixed get a windshield camera with sound, I wanna hear some hoot and hollers and maybey even a rebel yell out of that Tennfastbk when you go back to SLAY THAT DRAGON!

Update: Just off the phone with March, very helpful with info but very unhelpful with a new pump. Of coarse the warranty is fo 1 year which is already up, even thought the pump has not been in service since Jan 12. New pump is around 300. Will take it off and evaluate the situation after work.

Damn that sucks, Roy. Good luck with the fix!

Update: Just off the phone with March, very helpful with info but very unhelpful with a new pump. Of coarse the warranty is fo 1 year which is already up, even thought the pump has not been in service since Jan 12. New pump is around 300. Will take it off and evaluate the situation after work.

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That sucks...Too bad they didnt have a warranty along with a milage one too...Like 1 year or 10,000 miles...Cause alot of people buy these pumps and stuff and hardly drive there classic car...Im suprized they didnt want you to send back the pump so they could see for them selves what happened to it.

That sucks...Too bad they didnt have a warranty along with a milage one too...Like 1 year or 10,000 miles...Cause alot of people buy these pumps and stuff and hardly drive there classic car...Im suprized they didnt want you to send back the pump so they could see for them selves what happened to it.

LOl I got the typical answer "Never heard of that before" Think I may have pissed him off when I just started laughing

That sucks!

+1 for the hood/dash cam with sound!

That sucks Roy! I have the same pump so please keep us [me] posted

That sucks Roy! I have the same pump so please keep us [me] posted

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Hey then look on the back of the pump about the 5 o'clock area, will have a ground out area, see if it has a bolt or a plug in it please. Mine is the Billet one.

All things can be repaired. Hoping you just blew out the seal. Glad to hear it's running good otherwise.

I've driven mine before with a broken power steering belt; talk about a beast to turn. That would have been a work out on the twisties. Good luck with the repair.

Aren't the March pumps just a saginaw style with a fancy reservoir?

Here are a few pics of mine Roy. I’m not sure what port your asking about, hope it is visible here?

Finally got AAA there around 10 last night, got in bed around 2. So will be on the phone with MArch this morning and see if the stand behind thier product. Will keep you posted.

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The exact reason I paid the extra $30.00 and upgraded to AAA plus, we plan on doing lots of cruising and AAA standard only covers up to 5 miles of towing, while AAA plus covers 100 miles of free towing...something to think of because as we all know, the unexepected does happen when you're driving a 40 year old car. Also with AAA plus you can have up to 4 free tows a year, that's a lot of piece of mind on those long cruises.

No I don't work for AAA. :angel:

Jim

Let us know what failed on the pump when you get it off / apart.

Man that does suck! Sounds pricey too, but I guess the billet adds there?

I've driven mine before with a broken power steering belt; talk about a beast to turn. That would have been a work out on the twisties. Good luck with the repair.

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Mine has the serpentine system so there was no removing the belt. Found the bottom bolt (around the 5 O'clock position) had backed out and was missing. It was as factory installed bolt but that did not seem to matter to them. Everything is back together, still some air in the system, but hopefully she will quiet down with a bit of driving. New bolts all have loctite on them. So planning another attempt at the 318. Yes that will be 636 in 22 miles, she will go or blow.

Turn the wheel lock to lock slowly several times while keeping the reservoir full to get the air out.