OK, thanks Gary.  With my red cap, and recently added 1/2 qt. of P/S fluid,
guess the next question is how to most expediently drain my P/S system.
Damn.
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> what ever that means.   The power steering fluid I
> first bought was from vw.   I was getting ready to add
> when it was clearly written on the bottle that this
> fluid does not mix with atf.   How was I to know what
> was in the resevoir.   I called the   shop which had
> serviced the van in the past and this explanation was
> given.   If the power steering resevoir cap is red
> this indicates atf fluid.