Well Don, I'm thinkin its time for a professional to come in & take a look. Don't start removing hydraulic lines with everything up in the air.
The valve in the line is the limit valve- designed to give the upright a " controlled " descent in case of a hydraulic line failure. I've never seen one have this symptom, but there's always a first.
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