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[Mike Arman <armanmik@n-jcenter.com>]

>From: "G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochow@segosf.hlo.dec.com>
>Subject: Re:  Intermittent Stalling
>
>> Firstly, let me apologize for this post.  I tried to post it Saturday =
>> but it didn't work and now it's been posted, four days after I got home, =
>> so sorry for the wasted BW.  I think my stalling problems were caused by =
>> the "old volcano sydrome", and yes, I know what that means - $$$.  I =
>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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>What's that, then?
>

"Volcano syndrome" is caused by an internal leak in the power steering
pump. Foaming Pentosin boils vigorously out of the plastic reservoir - this
DEFINITELY gets your attention, because refilling with $15/liter green gold
only gets you another 50 or so miles down the road, even less if you're
driving fast. (Yaas, Audi afterburners are fueled by a special liquid
called Pentosin . . . ). Then HAL starts bitching - beep-beep-beep, lights
flashing, you gotta problem! Stop car, refill, repeat.

Onset is rapid - the difference between no problem and big problem is a few
days at most. It doesn't start slowly, give you a hint, leak a little more,
then more, etc., it starts erupting NOW - and won't go away unless you fix it.

It is cured utterly by rebuilding the pump - takes about two hours the
first time, rebuild kit costs about $25 or so - just a collection of
o-rings. You often need one more big o-ring which is not in the kit - any
hydraulic supply place has it for a whole quarter. Rebuild instuctions in
the fabled archives, they've been posted several times.

Best Regards,

Mike Arman