Starfury

Drive at constantly varying rpm's all the time, ie. light to light. You do not want to be driving at a constant speed for longer periods of time. Keep it off the freeway. If you do have to get on a longer road, try to vary the speed to keep the rpm's shifting. Do this for the first 200 miles. The idea is to keep all areas of the cam oiled. Flat tappet cam break-in procedures are vital to cam life.

As far as ring seating, do a couple 3/4 throttle runs through the gears Just try to keep the rpm's from climbing too high before you shift.

ky

i had the same exact thing happen to my PS. my hose blew and fluid sprayed everywhere. even the headers. which means los of smoke. i know on mine i just cut the PS belt cause theres two belts, one for the crank, WP, alt. then the other for the crank, WP, PS.

so cuting the belt will be fine cause theres another one to back it up.

ninteen66mustang

I had a similar experience that left my street covered in oil. At first I thought it was power steering, but then decided there was too much oil on the street, and I have heard that power steering fluid looks different. Then, I thought it might be the oil pressure sending unit (you might check that), but finally I figured out that it was just the oil filter. When I got the car I changed the oil and filter right away (literally the first work I have ever done on a car), and in the process the gasket from the old filter was left on there without me noticing, so the new filter was installed over that gasket. Surprisingly it lasted a few months that way, but finally gave out. You might want to check that too.

_Remi

Thanks everybody. I am going to post a picture, would not want to disconnect the wrong thing!

_Remi

Can you see it enought on this one?

Starfury

Unless you have A/C (which you don't), the pump shouldn't be hooked up to anything but the crank. Go ahead and loosen the pump, then remove the belt

Btw, I like the engine, looks really clean!

_Remi

Here are pictures taken right now:





We can see the leak on this one...

davesanborn

Earlier you stated that your PS pump has run dry.

Have you thought of maybe adding some more fluid to ascertain exactly where the leak is coming from?

New, replacement hoses are usually available locally.

Dave

davesanborn

That's true, because he doesn't have a rack and pinion unit.....

Running the pump without fluid though will damage the pump.

Dave

Waffles

wow that engine does look pretty though. idve panted that compartment while the engine was out. no advice from me that hasnt already been said, but thought id tell u ur engne sho does look purty