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I *knew* this would come back to bite me on the A-hole. As you might know, I'm converting the V-belt setup to a Serpentine style setup using March Performance shiney stuff as part of the engine rebuild.

The bit I was never sure about though was the power steering pump, because the truck has quite a rare pump due to it being used to drive both power steering pump AND the hydroboost brakes.

Here's an except of an email I've just sent to March:

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The power steering pump bracket in the kit does not fit the power steering pump mounting holes. It is very close, but not quite right. The power steering pump from the truck may may be slightly rarer than normal as it provides power for both the power steering AND the hydroboost-based power brakes, and as such has one high pressure inlet, and two return low presure inlets, one from the power steering pump, and the other from the hydroboost unit. The pump also has another inlet for the remote cannister resevoir.

Pictures:

Front of pump as seen from looking at front of engine, showing pulley shaft


Rear of pump showing pipe connections


Kit 23090 P/S bracket overlaid near mounting bolts


Kit 23090 P/S bracket overlaid with one mounting hole matched up, other doesn't reach


Can you please advise my best course of action please!!
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Hope I can get this sorted!!

Yesterday me and Dr Frank finally dropped my freshly hand built big block back into the truck!! Woohooo!!! It was a fine day for it, unlike last weekend, I think I almost got sunburnt

Anyway, with the help of a large strap, forklift, and a large iron bar, the engine is finally back in the hole, and bolted up to the autobox.

It looked massive in the ship container when it was being built, it looks tiny now it's back in the ol' truck.



BTW, those are the old rocker covers on it of course, we took off the new shiney chrome ones in case of damage from the forklift straps.



It's ready to bolt on all the other new items, more soon!

My trusty ol' Jag has been off the road since last Thursday night as the motty ran out, and the earliest appointment dodgy Frank my mechanic mate could get was last night. Sailed straight through, not even an advistory note!!

So today I'm all Jagged up again, which means I don't have to drive another vehicle I have access to as I have all weekend. The funbus, otherwise known as a diseasel Volvo estate that sounds like a Transit ... It just wasn't me darling!!!