"J. Clarke" > wrote in message
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> Got in the Jeep at work Friday, and the steering wheel would go about a
> quarter turn to the left and a bit farther to the right and the power
> steering is making the dreaded sucking sound. Checked the bottle of
> fluid I keep on hand, it was empty. Stopped off at NAPA on the way home
> for more fluid, topped it up, when I got home I bled it, seemed to be
> OK, but I'd had enough of it dripping all over everything and having to
> be topped up every time I got gas. So the plan was to go get the parts
> and overhaul the damned steering--nice weekend project.
>
> A block away from Advance the "check gages" light comes on and steering
> gets very hard. Looked ag gages, tempeature is way high. Stopped,
> popped the hood, there's cooland blasting out around the radiator cap
> and no belt in sight. Also no pulley on the power steering.
>
> Ordinarily under that circumstance I'd have it towed home, but my bike's
> on the fritz as well at the moment, so nothing for it but to tow it down
> to Firestone and let them have at it (why Firestone? Because they're
> right next door to Enterprise, which simplifies the "arrange alternate
> transportation" issue). They want to replace the whole system--that's
> what I was going to do anyway, so no biggie excpet that it costs three
> times as much to have them do it.
>
> AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH.

In the words of my favorite tow truck, "Aw, dang!".

Hope you get it back on the road soon.

Budd



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