Power steering cooler? Yes, no, maybe? Will it make any difference?

[idrivemopar]

Curious. my 73 Roadrunner originally had a PS pump cooler on the low pressure line, on a Federal pump, but it got lost years ago, and I found an after market one, and I can fab a bracket for it, but just wondering if its really necessary? I have seen some 340's that have them on the federal pump and some that don't have them on the federal pump.

Will it really make any difference in heat reduction/life of the pump adding one or should I just not waste my time with it and reduce the number of possible leak points in the system?

 

[super-bee_ski]

Good question,
I honestly do not know!
1. My 383 Superbee did not have one but I have one now for the Hemi
Strange...

 

[Kernel Sanders]

If you dont need original you can find em dirt cheap on some Dakota's... this ones no good but you get the drift

 

[5.7 hemi]

Unless you live in a high temp region, or do a lot of twisty's, you will be fine. But they are nice to have to keep the fluid cooler.

 

[Donny]

I'm deep in my 300 PS servicing, and I can tell you that PS fluid gets hot fast!

 

[King Kong]

In my 72 charger I could feel the difference in the steering (if felt like stiction) after driving the car at 100mph for a short period. Put a cooler on and the problem was sorted.