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Spook,
Thanks for the detailed replies. The responses are more limited than they use to be and it makes me sad to think forum members may be retiring their enthusiasm for 940s as they age past 20 years. Not in your case, though, or mine, just yet.
On the other hand, it just may be that you said it all.
Brief follow ups, if you don't mind.
Transmission. Flush. That makes sense. I can figure it out from the instructions on the FAQs. My recollection is the fluid has to be pumped out, not drained.
Heater. If the resistor is bad, would the #5 setting work, as it is doing. How would I order the resistor and just a hint about how it is installed.
Sticky throttle. I had lubed the "rotor" without a change and I tried to force some silicone spray into the wire where it enters the rubber boot. My sense is the sticking is at or closer to the pedal itself.
Power Steering line: I like (love) your idea. And I am fairly adept at sweating copper tubing. The one question I have ... Could it work to get a tube that is very close in size. The push the pipes aside from each other and slide the copper on one end and then center it back when the line is aligned. I realize this would eliminate the option to squeeze the pipe tight, but if is were a fairly snug fit and the copper and steel were properly dressed for flux and solder inside and out, enough solder might flow to seal the arrangement.
What do you think about trying it this way. If successful it is a much easier and reasonably permanent fix to the problem.
I do see advantages to slicing the copper tube longitudinally, as well. But opening a small piece of copper and getting it onto the pipe might be a challenge. I have a lot of copper tubing in various sizes around. I'll check to see if I have anything that might fit and then report back.
The major problem, I am anticipating is keeping the area clean and dry. An old time plumbing trick is to take soft bread and knead it into the hole. With no pressure on the fluid this should keep it dry long enough to do the soldering.
I'm still tempted to screw a small brass machine screw into the hole, just a couple turns, cut and file it flush - very carefully. Then do the copper sleeve.
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