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Old 04-03-2010, 12:11 AM
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Does the P/S system on 3rd gens overheat?

Today I had to change the power steering reservoir tank and the cooling tube from a 94 GXE because last night I found out the original reservoir and tube on my 89 blocks the path of the R-134a low pressure A/C hose (I am converting A/C to R-134a). What I'm concerned about though is that the cooling line on the 94 is much shorter than the 89 version. So I am wondering if the P/S system in our cars ever overheat? I searched around the forums and didn't find any posts about any overheating issues with the power steering. So hopefully it won't mess up my system by doing this.
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Old 04-04-2010, 10:46 PM
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If i'm out to the track with a 1994 GXE and I run it hard to max temp, my P/S fluid is not quite touchable but almost.
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add an oil cooler....check this out! You can upgrade to this:

http://www.alamomotorsports.com/pmc/...rSteering.html
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Never had a problem on my car, even at autoX and road course events where I'm sawing the wheel back and forth for 30+ min at a time.
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