[V8] Emergency Pentosin ?

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

You were fine Ralph. You may have lost power assist - but the brakes and
steering would still work only with more effort. Perhaps a bigger threat was the
environmental damage from a 400 mile long oil slick or even a posibility of
engine fire.
Anyway, glad you made it safe and sound.

Dave


Quoting Ralph Cook <bluesgtar at dejazzd.com>:

> I want to thank all who responded to my request for an alternate to
> Pentosin.
> I picked up one can in Bethel Maine and four more in Auburn. I spaced them
> out
> in 120 mile intervals for the 480 mile trip from Auburn to Lancaster county
> PA.
> When I came to my driveway I barely made the turn and climb to our garage.
> As I think about what I have just done I realize how foolish it was.
> The Power steering reservoir and pump also supplies pressure to the brake
> assist.
> This trip could have been disastrous. As I crossed the Tappan Zee
> bridge the traffic was pretty crazy. If I had lost brakes and steering then,
>  they would have been fishing me and Suzanne out of the Hudson.
> I would have been better off to find a good Audi shop and rent a car back to
> PA.
>
> I will let you know what happened after I get it to my local shop.
>
> Ralph Cook
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
> To: <bluesgtar at dejazzd.com>; <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 9:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [V8] Emergency Pentosin ?
>
>
> > Do NOT use regular PS fluid.   It'll shorten the life of seals in the
> > entire system, I believe.   Almost any hydraulic oil would be preferrable.
> > There's a Mobil Oil Co product called DTE-13M that many on the list use as
> > a substitute.  It's something like $5-7 a gallon if purchased in a
> > 5-gallon pail.
> >
> > At 09:25 PM 10/3/2004 -0400, bluesgtar at dejazzd.com wrote:
> > >I have a nasty leak in the power steering system. Unfortunately I am in
> > >Oxford Maine and may have difficulty
> > >obtaining pentosin to get me and my 93 V8Q back to PA.
> > >
> > >Is there a temporary replacement which would get me 500 miles after which
> I
> > >would purge the system and return to pentosin?
> > >What would regular PS fluid do to the seals?
> > >
> > >Ralph Cook
> > >
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