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    Offline challengerx

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    How hot power steering fluid?
    « on: May 11, 2012 - 11:41:13 PM »
    Just wondering how hot power steering lines should get. I think I finally cured my steering by itself problem but the lines seem to get extremely hot and just wondering whats normal.
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    Offline tommyg29

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    Re: How hot power steering fluid?
    « Reply #1 on: May 11, 2012 - 11:53:39 PM »
    interesting...never noticed the lines getting hot, but...mine is equipped with the cooler.
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    Offline Moparal

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    Re: How hot power steering fluid?
    « Reply #2 on: May 12, 2012 - 07:24:12 AM »
    pwr streering fluid does get very hot. Alot of cars had coolers in the lines.
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    Offline brads70

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    Re: How hot power steering fluid?
    « Reply #3 on: May 12, 2012 - 07:27:40 AM »
     :iagree: Mine were very hot to with the header being so close to the steering box ,so I added a cooler. Worked great! :2thumbs:


    « Last Edit: May 12, 2012 - 07:29:41 AM by brads70 »
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    Offline challengerx

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    Re: How hot power steering fluid?
    « Reply #4 on: May 12, 2012 - 09:19:44 AM »
    Thanks, might have think about a cooler.
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    Offline PlumCraZRT

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    Re: How hot power steering fluid?
    « Reply #5 on: May 13, 2012 - 06:09:28 AM »
    Quote from: challengerx on May 12, 2012 - 09:19:44 AM
    Thanks, might have think about a cooler.

    Make sure you plumb it into the return for the pump (not the pump output).
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