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Most of my experience working on cars is with older vehicles, so take my advice with that caution.
If you are looking for a cheap fix, bypassing the cooler will probably not cause a problem. Most older vehicles, and several newer vehicle do not have a cooler for the power steering fluid. however, the cooler was put in by engineers for a reason, and with constant pressure for cost reductions, they wouldn't add a cooler for no reason. These vehicles are designed and tested to operate in various environments. With few exceptions, each vehicle is designed to operate in extremely hot environments, and extremely cold environments.
If you live in a moderate to cold climate, and are looking to patch this gift up to drive for a year or so until you can afford something else, you may want to take the gamble to bypass the cooler....
If you live in a warmer to hot environment, and/or want to protect the gift of this van because you can't afford the gamble, I'd spend the money to buy a cooler. You can probably get one from a salvage yard pretty reasonably.
MWedding
Development Engineer (but not on automobiles)
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