In the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson, "Power!" (steering that is).

After much running around and tapping the network of friends, I finally got the part I needed to make the power steering work. Wow what a difference. What I learned: it is extremely important to make sure that the hose is on the brass fitting straight, else you will cross thread. I also found that the brass fitting that is used on the back of a delco power steering pump, is exceedingly difficult to get. That is, unless you buy the whole assembly. That having been said, I now have a spare pressure hose for my truck. Any body need a pressure hose? It's new, and cheap?