Re: 2001 PT power steering repair - ANOTHER CHRYSLER RIP OFF!

"Pete E. Kruzer" <tomkanpa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

> On Mar 26, 4:56 pm, Bill Putney <b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I don't know.  Maybe Glenn can shed some light on that aspect.
>
> My brother in law's mechanic said that he has replaced (eliminated)
> the cooler with a piece of hose on GM vehicles with no resulting
> problems. Chrysler said that  would cause the bearings/pump to burn
> out.

Translation: the engineers who designed it felt that it was worth a
substantial amount of money to include the cooler, because they
foresaw a possibility that the system would overheat without it.  Your
BIL's mechanic hasn't seen that possibility arise on a different
manufacturer's automobile (which may or may not use any or all of the
same steering components).

> What do you think?

I think you should weigh the relative costs of a cooler vs. any of
the other parts that could fail without it plus being stranded in the
middle of nowhere because that's where Murphy says it'll fail,
multiply by a probability that you have no idea of, and make whatever
decision you feel is appropriate.  Feel lucky?