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Old 04-17-2011, 09:49 AM
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I have added a ps cooler, tranny cooler and have read some where some guys are replacing the oil pan drain bolt plastic washer with a brass or metal one. Seems the plastic ones tend to want to melt? Any body replace or have any problem with the plastic washer? Thanks
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I doubt you will have any issues with the plastic washer melting during Auto-X..

I have been running HPDE's where I have been running my car at high RPM's for 20-60 minutes at a time and have never had an issue. I however did ditch the stock PS cooler and switch to a 2 row Derale cooler mounted where it receives good air-flow. Pump has survived thus far.
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Originally Posted by Indyjc
I have added a ps cooler, tranny cooler and have read some where some guys are replacing the oil pan drain bolt plastic washer with a brass or metal one. Seems the plastic ones tend to want to melt? Any body replace or have any problem with the plastic washer? Thanks
If it melts, you have bigger problems than a plastic washer. The type of problems that require an oil cooler.

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I however did ditch the stock PS cooler and switch to a 2 row Derale cooler mounted where it receives good air-flow. Pump has survived thus far.
I was looking into this yesterday. Do you have pictures of your setup? Perhaps a new thread to post the pics in? My car is 40% street, 40% aggressive cornering, and 20% drag strip, but I still don't want the stock cooler failing on me and dumping PS fluid into my coolant.
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I will try to get some photos up tomorrow for you.. I should be swinging by my shop and Ill get some shots.
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Go to Frrax.com search it.
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Originally Posted by SVThuh
I will try to get some photos up tomorrow for you.. I should be swinging by my shop and Ill get some shots.
Thanks!

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Go to Frrax.com search it.
Not helpful... What I found was your post that said that Perma Cool is no longer around and that you used a Derale. No other topics centered around power steering cooler locations... Search terms used: derale cooler

I suppose I can dig around in the other cooler topics, though.

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Here it is... Not the cleanest install job I have ever done, but it had done its job quite well over the past year and a half or so.





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Look.in here and search again....

http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.p...teering+cooler

I put the Derale in lower right of my rad shroud, cut a hole and mounted it .
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Found it

http://www.jonaadland.com/PSCooler.html



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