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Date:         Sat, 10 Jun 2000 18:58:25 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fw: Power Assisted Steering.....What exactley is it?
Comments: To: The Gunnings <ngunn@LANDMARKNET.NET>
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At 21:01 6/9/2000, The Gunnings wrote:

> > 1985 WBX 1.9 Wolfsburg claims to have "Power Assisted Steering".

That is the proper name for what everyone calls "Power Steering."

> I wonder > > how this is different from regular power steering.

Not...

>The power assisted > > steering pump has two wires coming out of the top switch. One of them is > > brown colored (but clipped short) and assumed to be ground. The other one > > is missing. Both power assisted steering and ac supply input to ecu, I > > believe, but what happens when they are no longer hooked-up to the ecu?

No, they operate a couple of air valves that raise the idle speed when either one is putting a heavy load on the system. Only adverse effect of not having them is that the engine may stall at idle when you turn the steering to full lock or operate the A/C.

> > the engine under normal conditions? Or any conditions? Steers hard, like > > manual steering.

In which case no doubt you're experiencing manual steering... <g>

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"


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