Power Steering Coolers
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MSEE
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Power Steering Coolers
When is a power steering cooler necessary, and when can it be omitted? I'm putting my '73 Galaxie back together, and in the process I've removed the defunct A/C components. The issue with that is that the vehicle was originally equipped with a power steering cooler, and unfortunately it was mounted to the A/C compressor (and shaped accordingly).
Instead of fabricating a bracket to accommodate the original cooler or buying a generic new one that I can mount with much more freedom, can I just avoid using it in the first place? My '79 F100 doesn't have a PS cooler, and neither did my LTD. However, both of those vehicles have a later-model pump, while the pump on my Galaxie is older. What do you all think?
Here's a shot of the original cooler:
Here's a shot of the power steering pump:
Thanks for the help.
Instead of fabricating a bracket to accommodate the original cooler or buying a generic new one that I can mount with much more freedom, can I just avoid using it in the first place? My '79 F100 doesn't have a PS cooler, and neither did my LTD. However, both of those vehicles have a later-model pump, while the pump on my Galaxie is older. What do you all think?
Here's a shot of the original cooler:
Here's a shot of the power steering pump:
Thanks for the help.
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