Be sure your hydraulic fluid is is very "fluid" at those temps. It could
be that someone has put something else in there in the past that was not
proper. It should be Dexron II or III ATF. Red in appearance. It will
remain very thin even when cold. Other things will become more viscous
in the cold.

Also be sure all your belts have the proper tension. Cold tends to make
them screech during and shortly after startup. Pressing a parafin block
against them while they are running helps witrh the noise, but they must
have the right tension.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Paul Holmquist wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>This is my first winter with the van.  Actually as a So Cal transplant in
>western NY it's my first 'real' winter.  Lot's to learn.  I noticed that now
>that temperatures are getting low (10 and below), there is a howl from the
>back when starting up that seems to be coming from the power steering pump.
>I was thinking it was shot, but is this just cold weather complaining?  Is
>any damage being done?  Are there any other cold weather sounds to look out
>for, or not to worry about?  Thanks in advance.
>
>Paul Holmquist
>Alfred, NY
>
>'86 Wolfsburg Weekender
>
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>on 1/16/04 7:53 AM, Eric Zeno at vw4x4@FYI.NET wrote:
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>>3 deg. F here in PGH. PA  .... THe Syncro thought it was summer,
>>except the PS pump was crying.   I can't wait to try my inline
>>4 cyl. swap. Syncro, and see how it will run.
>>ERic
>>
>>John P. Flaherty wrote:
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