Hey Dekeman, I can understand your reasons for getting that reservoir off if it was full of sludge. The PS fluid in mine looked like chocolate milk shake and I couldn't even tell the level because it was so dark. I just flushed and flushed until the screen in mine came out clean. The vacuum plug I used was made by Vacu-Tite and it really made things easy for me, You can find it at Auto zone or any Auto parts store and use it the next time you plan on flushing the ps again (I saved mine and plan on doing the flush every 30K with the tranny)
On another note, you stated that your door locks don't work on the pass side. Did you search this forum about that problem? I fixed both my front doors under 20 bucks. Here is the Link:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=439893