>hearing the steering whine when it is cooler in the morning and being driven
>for the first time of the day.  what should i be looking at?  any help or
>ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>
>thanks,
>andy
>80 vanagon L
>85 westy - power steering whine

My 89 Corolla diesel wagon does this too. Quietens down once warm,
and less noticable first thing on a warm morning also.

I doubt that it means anything... I hope it doesn't, as I've only
just fitted the PS system from an 86 Corolla Sprinter (base
commercial-market Corolla wagons in Japan don't have PS).

I hear that Subaru pumps in conversions are noisy too. Possibly
impeller cavitation. I guess if this is correct, there could be
pitting of the edges of the impeller blades long-term.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut