Yearly maintenance on Reddy Heaters

extremely hot power steering pumps indicate pump under extreme pressure all the time and high pressure oil movement
could be faulty pressure relief valve in the pump
as to removal of the pump disconnect the oil lines and remove ant mounting bolts
for specifics then talk with a ford tractor service center

A pressure build up, indicates several possibilities: 1. An obstruction or closed valve after the filter. 2. A clogged filter. If your filter is equipped with a multiport valve, try the valve setting in the backwash or bypass settings and see if the pressure changes. in the bypass setting, if the pressure remains, you have an obstruction or closed valve after the filter. if the backwash setting causes the pressure to drop, you either have a seriously clogged filter or an obstruction or closed valve after the filter. Assuming the sand is less than 2 years in place, have you checked the sand condition by digging down into the sand deep and checking to see how much debris is still in it? Sand filters DO NOT backwash everything out and will build up over time, requiring a complete dump, clean and refill with fresh filtration sand. If you take the time 1 or twice a season to manually stir up the sand and then backwash repeatedly after stirring it up, you can keep the sand in place for several more years of service. If you live in an area with hard water, it is not unusual to see the sand turn hard like concrete and have to be replced after only a couple years of use. This is typical when pool water pH is high and proper maintenance of the chemistry is neglected. As to the lid popping off, this means the pressure is excessive or the clamp is damaged.

Another point to consider if the condition of the pressure gage... is the reading accurate? In most cases the reading should never be higher than 20, ideally, down around 10-15PSI on clean. Any reading higher, indicates a dirty filter or obstruction after the filter.

If there is not much pressure, the problem is with the circulation system. Probably the pump.
When a sand bed gets old the pressure goes up on the guage, but the filter doesnt do much. When there is a lack of pressure, its due to a problem with the water flow. Usually a clogged impeller, strainer basket, or skimmer basket.

The most common solution for a loss of pressure is to dissasemble the wet end of the pump, clean out the impeller, and replace all o-rings and seals, including the shaft seal. This will revitalize the performance of your pump.

If your fuel system is all correct and working it needs to be an ignition problem-and the usual suspect is the crank sensor, which coincidently does not set a CEL-so, since it is very inexpensive (usually less than $50) and not difficult to change int a 350, take a chance there-you could try to remove the connector and clean off the connection first-worth a shot.

It sounds like a fuel pump and/or fuel filter. Couple of reasons - if fuel filter is partially clogged fuel pump works twice as hard. Also this time of year with big temperature swings condensation (water) forms in fuel tank. If its a weak fuel pump, as pump gets old/tired it won't hold adequate pressure and drains back at night or shut down. Try the fuel filter first and run a good fuel cleaner through it prior to changing filter.