Is a steering cooler necessary?
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Is a steering cooler necessary?
Is it a must to run with a power steering cooler? I think power steering fluid has a boiling point somewhere above 400 F.
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Full hydraulic is a different beast than hydraulic assist.
Assist has a much smaller volume of fluid to heat up, and less distance to bleed heat into the "environment". Also, the bypass pressure on a full hydraulic is usually set lower than the standard popoff on the pump.
MC
Assist has a much smaller volume of fluid to heat up, and less distance to bleed heat into the "environment". Also, the bypass pressure on a full hydraulic is usually set lower than the standard popoff on the pump.
MC
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So to jump in here if I may? I had the idea to take the PS cooler out of the system on the stbd engine because I think it is causing a restriction to the engine. I am not having any over heating issues but the pressures are lower on that engine. My plan was to plumb the PS cooler off of the drive pick up so water would flow only while moving. Any thoughts?