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Ok....here are some photos....I hope they load up into this post.

One is the steering box as it sits on the frame. Sorry guys....it's a dirty old truck that needs work. It's not a trailer queen. I'll clean it up as needed.

The second is the flared fitting on the end of the pressure side hose. I had fitted a ring of steel wire around the flared end to hopefully place more downward pressure on the flared end into the steering box to seal the leak. It's evident that didn't work.

The last two shots are looking down into the port of the high pressure side of the steering box. The surfaces are machined flat....not flared. My pea sized brain gives me the impression that:
1 - either something is missing in there to make a good seal/fit
2 - I have the wrong hose end
3 - the steering box has been changed somewhere n the past
4 - ?????

Anyone have any ideas or suggestions??