That's a good idea. I'd have some trouble getting power from the main motor, since it has only one shaft end. OTOH, the tranny has a socket for a manual crank. (not kidding). The high pressure system does have a reservoir, but it does not hold its pressure indefinitely when the car is parked. Still, there is a way around everything.. Power the pump off the tranny crank socket, with an auxiliary motor to pressurize the system at startup; rely on the reservoir for stoplights, etc. The secondary motor could be manually controlled; a switch that would turn it on and operate an electric clutch. "Engage!" ( or as Jean-Luc Picard said to the Singer repairman: "Make it sew".
Mike At 09:52 AM 16/09/02 -0500, you wrote: >Instead of utilizing a separate motor, what about driving the hydraulic >pump off of the main motor, but with an electric clutch/pulley from >a blown AC compressor ? This could be combined with Lee's idea of a >pressure switch to cycle the clutch on and off as needed. You >could round it out with a small hydraulic accumulator to retain enough >fluid pressure while the vehicle is stopped. > >All you would need to do is work out the speed reduction, perhaps with a >small light-duty gear reduction box. > > >Vince
