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Title: steering gear box
Post by: Smitty31 on September 23, 2017, 07:01:41 pm
1986 custom deluxe 4.3 L 4 BBL w/o air 400 trans w/o cruze. On the top of my steering gear box there is a plug for a electrical connection. But there is no wires running to it. My best guess is its a sending unit for something. But what i dont know. p.s. and yes its a  powering steering truck.
Title: Re: steering gear box
Post by: Smitty31 on September 24, 2017, 11:45:33 am
Here is a pic of it. I was mistaken the sending unit or whatever it is. Is actually in the powering steering line right before it goes into the steering gear box.
Title: Re: steering gear box
Post by: AZ4X4SQBDY on September 24, 2017, 11:58:48 am
Does it have a idle speed compensator on the side of the throttle linkage?

A guess would be it that it would tell the ECU to bump the throttle up when the steering box is in a bind or near relief pressure.
Title: Re: steering gear box
Post by: Smitty31 on September 24, 2017, 12:05:23 pm
No but there are two screw that look likes maybe something was there before. thanks for your input.
Title: Re: steering gear box
Post by: VileZambonie on September 24, 2017, 01:25:40 pm
Should be a brown and black wire connector. The black wire connects to the frame. Is your ECM in tact?
Title: Re: steering gear box
Post by: Smitty31 on September 24, 2017, 03:39:56 pm
yes ecm is intact but cant find the wiring.
Title: Re: steering gear box
Post by: chevn-up on September 30, 2017, 05:33:52 am
could be the brake pressure sender. I know GM built them into the proportioning valve to a warning light in the dash cluster.
Title: Re: steering gear box
Post by: chevn-up on September 30, 2017, 05:36:35 am
uh oh, dummy me, I was looking at the wrong thing. sorry.