On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 07:13:12 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 04:12:50 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"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.

No air - purged and can't cram another millinanomicro drip into the
reservoir.

Hmmmm?

It has air in the system. "Purged" only means that the air that *can* bleed
out due to the limited exercising of the helm (several lock to lock
manipulations) after filling has been released. There's still air in the
system.

So internal slippage/leakage, etc., cannot happen if no air is in the
system?