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05-05-2019 #1
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Melted PS reservoir nipple/connection.
My road course day came to an end because I melted the PS reservoir. It’s a type II pump with an integrated reservoir. Where the housing with an O ring slips into the pump, that nipple melted/deformed causing it to leak profusely. Is this common? I’m now looking into a Jones Racing metal reservoir now, but it looks like it might be too big. What other options do I have?
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05-05-2019 #2
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Very common. Exact same thing happened to me. I went with a remote aluminum reservoir and mounted it on the pass side away from engine heat. Only tracked it once after that (69 Camaro that I sold) but it seemed ok. Puked a little bit, but it may have been overfilled.
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Do you have a power steering cooler? I’d be adding one. Oil cooler too if you are tracking the car....
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Is the PS pump set up the one off of the mid mount?
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Speedway Motors has several GM type 2 pump options with remote aluminum reservoirs. There are others out there too. They are common in the circle track crowd.
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Originally Posted by cornfedbill
Im using the PSC pump that was provided with the Wegner front accessory drive. It’s not a dedicated track car, but adding a cooler wouldn’t hurt. I ended up buying Jones a racing fabricated reservoir. Has additional bungs for option...
the problem was clearly heat, but hot enough to deform the reservoir but the O ring was perfectly fine!1970 Camaro/DSE build
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KRC has reservoirs with a built in filter. Filters are good in any case and are available as an inline type as well.
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Originally Posted by CarlC
Filter? For cooling?1970 Camaro/DSE build
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Power steering filter.
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The solution has arrived....
Originally Posted by CarlC
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Which one did you get?
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The one with both coolers.
Originally Posted by 130fe
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