The '68 Polara's first real shake down run

[Scotty]

So I took the Polara out for a drive this morning, all was good for a bit then two problems occurred.

1) I had been driving the car for about 45min when the power steering decided to stop working. During the build of this car, a new (remanufactured) power steering pump was installed. It had been working fine moving the car around the garage and short trips up and down the street. The belt is new and still there spinning the pulley.

2) During this drive I had the A/C on, it was blowing nice and cold, to the point I switched the fan control from the high to medium setting. When it hit the medium setting it stopped blowing, switched it back to high and nothing, there is no low setting either. Would the blower resistor do this? The fuses are good.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks all!

 

[Fishfan]

From what I understand the blower resistor would leave you with high setting only. That's the issue I'm having. I swapped out resistor for a NOS one I located and still having the issue. Going to take dash apart to install new blower switch. Just haven't had time for it. Make sure the blower is getting power. Check the connections and the fuse box.

On the power steering, what's the fluid level look like. Is it leaking anywhere? Kinks in the hoses? Could be P/S gearbox.

 

[Scotty]

From what I understand the blower resistor would leave you with high setting only. That's the issue I'm having. I swapped out resistor for a NOS one I located and still having the issue. Going to take dash apart to install new blower switch. Just haven't had time for it. Make sure the blower is getting power. Check the connections and the fuse box.

On the power steering, what's the fluid level look like. Is it leaking anywhere? Kinks in the hoses? Could be P/S gearbox.

Well I just narrowed down the blower problem, it is the blower motor itself ready to seize . When it was on high it there was enough juice to spin the motor, on med. and low not enough.

On the power steering. There is plenty of fluid, no leaks, new hoses with no kinks. I am leaning towards the gearbox as the issue.

 

[Scotty]

The power steering problem was not the power steering gear... just replaced that and still no P.S.. Looks like the new P.S. pump has taken a crap.

 

[Fishfan]

The power steering problem was not the power steering gear... just replaced that and still no P.S.. Looks like the new P.S. pump has taken a crap.

Sucks. Warranty?

 

[bluefury361]

Take a good look at the high pressure hose. It may have collapsed inside and stopped the flow of fluid, kind of like a brake hose will do when it gets old.

 

[Scotty]

Sucks. Warranty?

yeah, I got it from Rock Auto a few months ago

 

[Scotty]

Take a good look at the high pressure hose. It may have collapsed inside and stopped the flow of fluid, kind of like a brake hose will do when it gets old.

The high and low pressure hoses are new, maybe 20 miles on them.