ahhh . . . crap

I'm sorry to have missed this. Been wanting to meet other Guzzi folks in the area.
I spent the day working a power steering issue on the wife's Subaru. Had a old non-elastic O-ring letting air into the suction side of the pump.
$5 fix, ten minutes to remove and replace. Many, many hours troubleshooting. Like Guzzi forums, Subaru forums are a life saver.

I never, well maybe someday, would have figured out a bad O-ring on my own.
I won't have a first Sunday of the month off again till April. Maybe see you then.