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Title: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: jmbuti on March 26, 2017, 07:10:56 AM
Hi Guys,

Can anyone tell me what the silver reservoir in this pic is?  It has a dipstick and it is indicating the fluid is low.

Thx

Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: silversport on March 26, 2017, 07:15:10 AM
do you have power steering?
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: Dave5Cs on March 26, 2017, 10:27:09 AM
Is there any hoses going to anything? If so where and is it supplying or retrieving?
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: luvrbus on March 26, 2017, 10:49:45 AM
Looks like a Nelson power steering canister to me
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: Geoff on March 26, 2017, 11:31:16 AM
It looks like a hydraulic reservoir for a remote gear-driven Margarita blender.  These are commonly used in buses where there are no bicycle 120 generators​ available.

--Geoff
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: Utahclaimjumper on March 26, 2017, 01:39:22 PM
  GEOFF has hit it on the head!!>>>Dan
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: HB of CJ on March 27, 2017, 01:51:02 PM
How physically big is it?  We can't tell.  Estimated capacity?  Any physical hints to as what it may do?  Actual location?
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: Dave5Cs on March 27, 2017, 02:44:25 PM
Looks like a small plunger on the top, That might not be good.....
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: PP on March 27, 2017, 04:02:28 PM
Quote from: Dave5Cs on March 27, 2017, 02:44:25 PM
Looks like a small plunger on the top, That might not be good.....

Just another bus part that sucks in money?  :P
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: Lin on March 27, 2017, 06:39:42 PM
Is it connected to anything?  I can't tell from the picture.
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: jmbuti on March 30, 2017, 09:39:10 AM
Yes, it has a hose on the bottom running underneath the engine and one on top going toward the front of the coach. It has a semi clear liquid in it-if that helps any.

Thx
Title: Re: What is this-reservoir?
Post by: Lin on March 30, 2017, 10:35:17 AM
Certainly sounds like power steering.  Where do you fill your power steering system?  Are you using clear power steering fluid?  It seems that you can confirm that by following the hoses.  The one coming from the front would be going to the steering box.  The one going to the engine would be going to a pump.