Power Steering Cooler
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From what I have seen(I haven't seen everything) the looped cooler lines mounted on the front crossmember are standard on every truck. They commonly rust out and get bypassed, but I believe they are standard. I thought you guys were talking about a larger more official cooler that was a option. I have never seen one, and was waiting to see if one actually existed for these trucks.
When my stock cooler rusted out, I was contemplating adding a cooler, like a tranny cooler, to the power steering system, but I didn't know where to mount it. If you look at what you have now, the reservoir on the pump is the highest part in the system, where air will migrate and escape. I thought if I mounted another cooler up high out of harms way, it would trap air in the system and make it noisier than it already is.
When my stock cooler rusted out, I was contemplating adding a cooler, like a tranny cooler, to the power steering system, but I didn't know where to mount it. If you look at what you have now, the reservoir on the pump is the highest part in the system, where air will migrate and escape. I thought if I mounted another cooler up high out of harms way, it would trap air in the system and make it noisier than it already is.
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From: Florida
To be honest Franklin, I have no idea.lol.
However, my crossmember has absolutely no sign of ever having cooling line running along it. So I think what I have may be factory. All I need is for another person who doesn't have the power steering cooler option to chime in and post a picture to compare and see if the lines are routed and bent the same way, just as long as the other member's lines are original as well.
However, my crossmember has absolutely no sign of ever having cooling line running along it. So I think what I have may be factory. All I need is for another person who doesn't have the power steering cooler option to chime in and post a picture to compare and see if the lines are routed and bent the same way, just as long as the other member's lines are original as well.
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To be honest Franklin, I have no idea.lol.
However, my crossmember has absolutely no sign of ever having cooling line running along it. So I think what I have may be factory. All I need is for another person who doesn't have the power steering cooler option to chime in and post a picture to compare and see if the lines are routed and bent the same way, just as long as the other member's lines are original as well.
However, my crossmember has absolutely no sign of ever having cooling line running along it. So I think what I have may be factory. All I need is for another person who doesn't have the power steering cooler option to chime in and post a picture to compare and see if the lines are routed and bent the same way, just as long as the other member's lines are original as well.
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From: Florida
Already have, the only one I have is inside of a hole in the driver's side axle pivot bracket. I'm not sure, but I think that may be one of them.
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From: Northern California
Both have a cooler of sorts in the metal return line .
The standard one is a shorter metal line with just a single loop that is circular bolted to the crossmember on the drivers side.
The Power steering cooler option, the metal line is twice as long and the loop is oval in shape and goes the entire length of the crossmember before coming back to the pump.
Kind of hard to describe in words, but the coolers are a part of the return line. Buying it from Ford you would replace the return line to get either the one with, or without the optional cooler.
Napa sells these as complete units. Autozone makes you "build your own".
The standard one is a shorter metal line with just a single loop that is circular bolted to the crossmember on the drivers side.
The Power steering cooler option, the metal line is twice as long and the loop is oval in shape and goes the entire length of the crossmember before coming back to the pump.
Kind of hard to describe in words, but the coolers are a part of the return line. Buying it from Ford you would replace the return line to get either the one with, or without the optional cooler.
Napa sells these as complete units. Autozone makes you "build your own".
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From: Florida
Both have a cooler of sorts in the metal return line .
The standard one is a shorter metal line with just a single loop that is circular bolted to the crossmember on the drivers side.
The Power steering cooler option, the metal line is twice as long and the loop is oval in shape and goes the entire length of the crossmember before coming back to the pump.
Kind of hard to describe in words, but the coolers are a part of the return line. Buying it from Ford you would replace the return line to get either the one with, or without the optional cooler.
Napa sells these as complete units. Autozone makes you "build your own".
The standard one is a shorter metal line with just a single loop that is circular bolted to the crossmember on the drivers side.
The Power steering cooler option, the metal line is twice as long and the loop is oval in shape and goes the entire length of the crossmember before coming back to the pump.
Kind of hard to describe in words, but the coolers are a part of the return line. Buying it from Ford you would replace the return line to get either the one with, or without the optional cooler.
Napa sells these as complete units. Autozone makes you "build your own".
As long as the ones from Napa are made to OEM specs, then I will probably go with them.
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From: Northern California
They are as close as you can get without getting OEM.
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What would happen if you just teed into the tranny lines running to the cooler? They both use the same fluid and they are both on the suction/low pressure side of things so it wouldnt effect the pressure of the operating portions. Could this be done or would have a negative effect?
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From: Virginia
What would happen if you just teed into the tranny lines running to the cooler? They both use the same fluid and they are both on the suction/low pressure side of things so it wouldnt effect the pressure of the operating portions. Could this be done or would have a negative effect?
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From: Florence, SC
The power steering line on my truck looks like the one on the engine pic of this thread:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nd-revive.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nd-revive.html
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The power steering line on my truck looks like the one on the engine pic of this thread:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nd-revive.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nd-revive.html
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What would happen if you just teed into the tranny lines running to the cooler? They both use the same fluid and they are both on the suction/low pressure side of things so it wouldnt effect the pressure of the operating portions. Could this be done or would have a negative effect?
Most trannies of this era use Dexron-II/Mercon
Most power steering pumps use Type F.
Not good to mix those up.
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From: Lost
That is very different from what mine had. Mine was a simple piece of tubing that went across the front lower portion of the crossmember, did a 180, and went right back where it came from. Also appears to be a bit larger diameter tubing than what was under my truck......
