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Christ · 09-18-2009, 12:09 PM

PS in my wife's Saturn Auto while EOC feels almost exactly the same... there is very little notable difference, except when stopped completely, and it's not even that bad then. I won't disconnect it, though, as that would require making a cap to fit in the cylinder head where the pump goes.

In Cara, I haven't tried driving w/o PS at high speeds, other than EOC into parking lots and stuff... it's ALOT heavier, but I don't mind. It's like steering the backhoe (which has hydraulic steering).

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	PS in my wife's Saturn Auto while EOC feels almost exactly the same... there is very little notable difference, except when stopped completely, and it's not even that bad then. I won't disconnect it, though, as that would require making a cap to fit in the cylinder head where the pump goes. In Cara, I haven't tried driving w/o PS at high speeds, other than EOC into parking lots and stuff... it's ALOT heavier, but I don't mind. It's like steering the backhoe (which has hydraulic steering). __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"