Power steering pump for water I.C. cooler pump

[GEE-BEE]

Has anyone used the stock AAZ power steering pump for a water I.C.pump for there water cooled intercooler ?

I look at the fittings on the pump and I think this will work ?

what kinda of psi does the pump create ?

Cheers !

Gee-Bee

[smutts]

It might! just work with water and that soluble oil used for cooling machine tools and lathes, but there might be a reason why nobody else has done this.

[GEE-BEE]

I was thinking of synthetic water ( Water Wetter )?

[RabbitJockey]

i think it would be easier to just run an eletric water pump, they can't be expensive

[53 willys]

long as you ran some sort of water lube for the rust you will be fine(they sell it at napa).....will a PS pump actually move water?? or is water too thin?

[rabbid79]

Why not just run PS fluid?  Could the PS fluid carry enough heat away?  And yes, electric water pumps can be found cheap.  I watched a new genuine Audi one on eBay sell for $10 last week.  You can also spend a lot of more on one.  PWR sells a Bosch one for $179.

[theman53]

I love the idea and the thinking outside of the box. I would do it if I were you and tell us how it goes. My only concern is how much HP will it rob to drive it? When dirt track racing we usually got rid of the PS pump and the alt and it helped the throttle response quite a bit. How much difference between the electric pump draw and the PS pump only you could tell us:D.

[sawedoffgolf]

i think it would be easier to just run an eletric water pump, they can't be expensive

if hes already got the P/S pump, then why not? if it works then awesome, if not then switch to a electric pump. the porsche ones work wicked, my friend is using one on a tdi.

[Smokey Eddy]

i was under the impression that pwr steering pumps pumped at very  very high pressure...

[GEE-BEE]

That's what I was thinking...

Just a Idea out of the box.. 

[Rabbit on Roids]

why not use a VR6 aux coolant pump? you can get them all day used for 20 bux or less.

[GEE-BEE]

I will do bosch ( new ) , pull the ps pump off

Doing a PD150 WITH A WATER COOLED I.C.

Iam going to have manifold drilled and tapped for the mcnally guage , then to extrudeahone for polishing , then off to powder coating

Gee-Bee

[53 willys]

if it was me I would try something like this..
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=9576

[Rabbit on Roids]

basically a knock off shur-flo wash down pump. see them on alot of boats. dont move much volume. but the impellers last forever. not high pressure or high volume. i would use a centrifugal pump, like whats found on VR6's and newer vw's. maybe not that exact pump, but something like it.  centrifugal pumps dont have very high pressure, but they move alot of volume.

[53 willys]

basically a knock off shur-flo wash down pump. see them on alot of boats. dont move much volume. but the impellers last forever. not high pressure or high volume. i would use a centrifugal pump, like whats found on VR6's and newer vw's. maybe not that exact pump, but something like it.  centrifugal pumps dont have very high pressure, but they move alot of volume.

240gph is pretty good volume I would say?? you dont really need any pressure...just be able to move the fluid through a cooler...