Hi Cal,
Glad You are not dead! <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: --> 

I had an 880 diesel back in the early 70's. That thing would start every time if the a. m. temp. was 62 degrees or higher! If it was 61 degrees, you could crank 'til the battery was dead without so much as a smokey &quot;poop&quot;! I always kept a can of either in the toolbox.

The birds nest had to be sparrows. With the horses (grain) I've got a thousand of those drated pests here! They get into everything.

On Your power steering; I had the same problem and removed mine from the 770 and sent it to a fella at Maibach Tractor. He completly rebuilt and resealed it for I believe a little less than $400.00 I thought it was a bargin! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> Larry