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Old 02-18-2010, 09:42 AM   #40
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Thumbs up Re: Replacing the coolant crossover pipe

Murphysvictim,

No, this issue is still fresh in my mind. To find the pjroblem I looked real close with mirrors and lights into the area around the two locations where the crossover attaches, and found weepage in the location. I even carefully hosed the area down and re-checked the next day to be sure I would find fresh coolant.

In my opinion, you are going to want to make sure the job is done properly to insure you never have this problem again. And even though it was a big effort on my part, I am glad I had the extra room to get my hands in there to properly clean and prep the mounting surface.

In my earlier post I said it took me something like 14 hours. But like I discussed in a follow-up post, hindsight I am sure I could have done it in 7, maybe 6 hours. But I was just being too cautious.

Keep us posted, and good luck,
Steve
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