[Shotimes] turkey baster technique

[Steve Tatro]

The original rack in my '93 was feeling pretty shitty, the typical
"notchy" feel the occurs when they get old.  I figured I should set
aside some time and money to replace it.  For the heck of it, I used
some Lucas PS conditioner, in conjunction with the typical Valvoline
synthetic PS fluid I use, and the notchy feeling went away.

The trick from day one is to keep that fluid fresh!  I'd even recommend
once a year.  It's not hard, nor expensive, so just do it!

Good luck, and make sure that turkey baster is approved for garage use
only!

Steve "yeah, my rack is original" Tatro 
Red/Black '93 with 169k miles 
Cincinnati, Ohio 



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Justin Schick
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:13 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net; TechSHO@topica.com
Subject: [Shotimes] turkey baster technique


I swear this isn't OT.

background:
Other than squealing from the strut mounts my car doesn't have any
constant steering issues. When cold (not a problem this time of year!)
it makes a weird rubbing noise. Sometimes during low speed right hand
turns, I feel a slight pulsation. This happens very rarely. Sunday I
replaced my bent up power steering cooler with a slightly less bent up
and cleaner one and ran a couple quarts through the system before
filling it to capacity. Today it had darkened again slightly, so I
bought another cheap (Pennzoil, one step up from O'Rielly branded) quart
of Type F ATF, and dug out my turkey baster. I'd read of it before and
decided to give it a shot. After fiddling for a bit I developed a method
that worked well. Put the point at the bottom of the well, press the
nipple repeatedly, and the slight vacuum will slowly bring the fluid up
the tube. Have the index finger on your non-nipple pressing hand down
there ready to cover the end, so you don't make a mess or lose any. It
didn't take long at all to have it completely empty. Hope this helps
someone, I was originally pissed at how long I thought it'd take.

questions:
Are there any other die hards like me that only use Type F in their
racks, as the owner's manual specifies? If not, what is everyone else
using? Synthetics? Lucas stop leak & conditioner? What exactly is Ford
Specification M2C33F and do I even care about it with regard to my power
steering system? What is that link to the info about the inline filters,
or what do you use and where's it installed? And last but not least,
what was the final verdict on the ratios of the VAPS and non-VAPS racks?
Same or no?

Thanks,



Justin Schick
silver 92 SHO in KC MO
194k and counting quickly
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