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Eisboch Eisboch is offline
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 18:29:56 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Sorry, banana breath, but there's no good reason for a new hydraulic
steering system to leak or suck in air. check valves or not.
Cost is not an issue.


Then 'splain this Oh Mighty Warrior of The Waves. :)

1 - Why does SeaStar dealers supply an extra quart of fluid with every
steering system?

2 - If it's a closed system, why does it lose 1/2 ounce or so a year?

3 - In a closed system, once the engine is in position, it should stay
there but it don't.



It has air in the system.

Eisboch