Top stopped working on my 95
07-20-2017, 09:14 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Florida
Posts: 15
Top stopped working on my 95
My 95 GT blew out one of the top cylinders years ago, and I just manually put it up and down. I have a new Ford cylinder I bought years ago, but never installed it. Before it blew out the one cylinder it worked perfectly. Once I put the cylinder in, could someone walk me through the latest, correct way to fill the system up and bleed it? My back seats are already out from when I painted it, so I want to get it working again. Thanks for any help!
07-23-2017, 09:46 AM
#2
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Florida
Posts: 147
Mark,
This is something I do on a regular basis as I am a ragtop technician.
I'm concerned that you aren't replacing both cylinders.
When you replace, fill and put it all back together, are you prepared to go thru this process again 3 months later when the other cylinder goes bad?
The pump does not need to be bled. It is not a pressurized system, just a pump with fins spinning fluid.
Just be sure to use Dexron 3 automatic transmission fluid to fill the pump.
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This is something I do on a regular basis as I am a ragtop technician.
I'm concerned that you aren't replacing both cylinders.
When you replace, fill and put it all back together, are you prepared to go thru this process again 3 months later when the other cylinder goes bad?
The pump does not need to be bled. It is not a pressurized system, just a pump with fins spinning fluid.
Just be sure to use Dexron 3 automatic transmission fluid to fill the pump.
scan