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Subject:Who needs the power steering?
From:Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Date:Sat, 17 Feb 2001 10:30:10 -0600

Spent the last few days drivingthe 90GL with the PS hoses coupled but
disconnected from the crank pulley and I must agree with Ken, this tired old
waterboxer motorr has more pep without the drag of the ps pump.

As others have reported, the stiffest part is cranking the wheel from
deadstraight away when at a stop, but burning a few extra calories wrestling
the wheel won't hurt me in the leat.  The "feel' of the wheel doesn't seem
to have been conpromised as I've been driving through hydroplane-quality
rainstorms the past 2 days and felt very comfortable with the feedback the
stock(ie smaller) wheel is giving me.  Prolly won't buy me another 20k on
this motor, but it will take some stress ofthe breaking in ofthe new one in
a few weeks.

Dimwitted moose and Flying Squirrel