power steering cooler, new question

[readymix]

Anybody ever use a heater core as a power steering cooler?
Will it work?

I need to come up wiht a cheap soloution so I don;t need to replace the pump every few months. Hydro Assist in in the works, but I need a cheap fix for now.

 

[dremu]

Seems like plumbing a heater core would be a PITA. How about a transmission cooler?

The factory ones are just loops of hardline, so anything with fins would prolly do better...

-- A

 

[readymix]

I should just go to the junk yard and get a cooler.
They have tons of police cars damaged in wrecks and the hurricane....they have to have pretty heave duty coolers in them.

 

[dremu]

I should just go to the junk yard and get a cooler.
They have tons of police cars damaged in wrecks and the hurricane....they have to have pretty heave duty coolers in them.

Sure -- prolly be tranny coolers, but ain't no matter.

-- A

 

[muddermilitia]

Go to the junkyard and pick up a small tranny cooler. I got this one off a dodge caravan

 

[readymix]

Would something like that be big enough?
I was thinking I would get one 2-3x that size. Is it overkill?

 

[readymix]

The local junk yard want $50 for a used tranny cooler form a police crown vic.....

Forget that plan.

 

[Babaganoosh]

This was mentioned in another post, not sure if it will work for you or not, but it sounds like its in your price range.

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=IMP&MfrPartNumber=242010&PartType=895&PTSet=A

 

[readymix]

I found another yard that will give me one for a cold Barqs rootbeer.

 

[cegusman]

sweet

 

[nvrenuf]

I found another yard that will give me one for a cold Barqs rootbeer.

I've been there and that's his standard payment. He's been that way for years, I know folks that "bought" stuff from him in the mid 80's like that.

did he still have the broken D60 that he wont sell.

 

[3 on the tree]

Ford used to use PS coolers in a bunch of their big cars and pickups. It mounted over the AC compressor.

 

[readymix]

No D60's at all....I asked and then looked.

I also scored a York 210 for $20

 

[nvrenuf]

He used to have a Dodge D60 with a broken knuckle that he wouldn't sell, always "going to do something with that". That thing must have sat there for at least 10 yrs.

 

[tarussell]

I remember that D60 ! It was off of a Diesel Dodge that was hit HARD in the front . That was around 1993/4 when I was there ........


Tom

 

[readymix]

There is some junk in there that looks like it has not moved in at least 30 years.
Overall a really cool yard though. I will be going back for more junk.