Power steering cooler?
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Power steering cooler?
My factory power steering cooler rusted through a few months ago, at the moment I just have a loop of rubber hose in there but I want to put another cooler on there.
Can a power steering cooler be TOO big, or is it kinda like a transmission cooler...the bigger, the better?
I ask because I figure a transmission cooler will work great for that, but many of them are around 10x6" and I didn't know if that was too big.
I'm not really that concerned about the fluid really getting super hot, but since I do have a heavy truck which will soon have 33's on it, I thought maybe it'd be a good idea to have something there.
Can a power steering cooler be TOO big, or is it kinda like a transmission cooler...the bigger, the better?
I ask because I figure a transmission cooler will work great for that, but many of them are around 10x6" and I didn't know if that was too big.
I'm not really that concerned about the fluid really getting super hot, but since I do have a heavy truck which will soon have 33's on it, I thought maybe it'd be a good idea to have something there.
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You should be fine with the tranny cooler.
Many of the older trucks have so much oil and dirt built up on the cooler lines, they can't be working.
I guess another option would be replace the stock cooler.
A five foot piece of 3/8" steel tubing and a tubing bender should have you back in business.
Many of the older trucks have so much oil and dirt built up on the cooler lines, they can't be working.
I guess another option would be replace the stock cooler.
A five foot piece of 3/8" steel tubing and a tubing bender should have you back in business.
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A word of advice, it's not the parts house's fault. In '94 there were IDI non-turboes, IDI turbos, and the first electronically computerized Powerstrokes. If you have a '94 IDI, when ordering ordinary parts you'd be wise to order for a '92 or '93 then the parts house knows what engine, etc, you have.
A word of advice, it's not the parts house's fault. In '94 there were IDI non-turboes, IDI turbos, and the first electronically computerized Powerstrokes. If you have a '94 IDI, when ordering ordinary parts you'd be wise to order for a '92 or '93 then the parts house knows what engine, etc, you have.
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