Has anybody ever had any luck changing that short hose without removing the bypass pipe ?
Thermostat Bypass Pipe Hose
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Rut Roh....
Ive heard anecdotal evidence its been done (over at the Place), but never got definitive proof. You should be able to get at it if you remove the balancer.
Ive heard anecdotal evidence its been done (over at the Place), but never got definitive proof. You should be able to get at it if you remove the balancer.
Just the fan pulley has to come off. Balancer should be good.
I’ve done it but it’s a bitch. I’ve had better luck pulling the studs the water pump bypass tube goes to, moving that tube out of the way some and then slipping a new hose on.
Downside is if either o-ring on the bypass tube is old, dry, or swollen, they either won’t go back in or break. So if you just replace them as well, should be good. It comes out after tweaking it around just right.
I’ve done it but it’s a bitch. I’ve had better luck pulling the studs the water pump bypass tube goes to, moving that tube out of the way some and then slipping a new hose on.
Downside is if either o-ring on the bypass tube is old, dry, or swollen, they either won’t go back in or break. So if you just replace them as well, should be good. It comes out after tweaking it around just right.
I am in the middle of doing 17-19 L5P oil cooler, belt, idlers and I saw that hose is starting to weep but no drips. I have at least 200,000 miles on this water pump so maybe it will start leaking so I can do everything at once.
Thank you.
Thank you.
oh yeah....the coolant shower you get if that upper o-ring gets cut.....
yeah it can be done, LLY, LB7 can sometimes be done fan on if youre in pinch. lol
I did it too with everything in place but the fan and ya it wasn’t fun.
It definitely can be done but like said above its a pain in the rear.