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Apr 19, 2014 | 08:38 PM

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DrRoady

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I did the same thing back in June of 2012 and its working fine. My cooler is about four times larger. Drive it a while and feel the aluminum line to see how hot it is. Mine is cooler now than it was before.

I did. It gets warm but not hot. I don't run over sized tires or anything so i think it will be ok. If it ever does get too hot there are a few larger sizes i can upgrade to.

Apr 20, 2014 | 02:50 AM

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Before I changed anything when the truck was all original the lines would be hot to the point that you could hold on to them but a few more degrees and you would have to let go or it would burn you. now that the cooler is in place the lines are warm but not as hot. I did double clamp mine for good measure.

Apr 20, 2014 | 09:52 AM

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something worth noting is that it is possible to over-cool the fluid as well.

'good and warm' is where you want to be, but 'cool to the touch' is probably not a good thing.

the system needs to build enough heat to help drive off moisture, or you could have corrosion problems, or starve the pump in very cold weather.

no different than engine oil. short trips are hard on the vehicle because the oil never gets a chance to warm up and builds up moisture.

Jul 14, 2019 | 08:57 PM

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Help please

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I blew out the old cooler with my air compressor. I pulled the original rubber lines off the top of the radiator and tied them off just in case I every need them again. I did not seal the original rubber lines or radiator ports.
The new cooling coil has been in and working perfectly for quite a while now.
I did not want to disturb the air conditioning evaporator coil to fix the leak in the power steering cooling coil. Both coils are one unit and expensive I'm sure.

Sir i would like to know what cooler you used and any line modifications you may of done my expedition is leakingcst cooler would like to bypass original one

Jul 15, 2019 | 01:45 PM

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Power Steering Leak

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Sir i would like to know what cooler you used and any line modifications you may of done my expedition is leakingcst cooler would like to bypass original one

I purchased an add on transmission cooler (the one use when pulling trailers) at a local auto store. It measures 10" X 5" X 1" thick both connections were on the same 5" end and it had four rows of tubing from end to end. I did double clamp the hose connections for safety (not sure of the pressures) and used fuel line to make the connections. It worked perfectly for years.

Jul 15, 2019 | 02:34 PM

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do you happen to know where you got it? Also does anyone know if the 2 hoses to ps cooler on condensor are the same size hose and what size they are please

Jul 20, 2020 | 08:38 AM

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do you happen to know where you got it? Also does anyone know if the 2 hoses to ps cooler on condensor are the same size hose and what size they are please

did you ever get this information and if so can you pass it along please.

Jul 26, 2020 | 06:50 PM

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Pwwfff, I have the same problem with my car and i still do not have the money to fix it. I hope someday I can repair it.

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