[V8] Hydraulic Fluid

[Kneale Brownson]

If you drain the reservoir, you can snip off the hoses on the bottom
(they're all low-pressure), snip off the bands holding them in place and
slide the newly trimmed hoses back on, using an adjustable band (I got
little nonperforated stainless ones from West marine).  The problem is the
hoses shrink slightly as they age and the one-time Audi clamp gets loose.  

At 04:44 PM 1/17/2005 -0500, daves745t at optonline.net wrote:
>Thanks Kneale for the Pentosin info. I have noticed a slight leak from one 
>or more hose clamps beneath the reservoir, but it is not down to the minimum 
>mark and I actually marked the tank to see how much I might be losing. The 
>V8Q is sitting at the moment and won't be driven again until I get all the 
>NJ title/registration work done (I insured it before the drive down from 
>RI). Then the first trip will be to the mechanic to have the t-belt replaced 
>(and probably water pump), tranny fluid flushed and whatever bits need to be 
>done.  But I'm hoping that I can figure out the dash lights and address the 
>hydraulic reservoir issue myself.
>-DaveM