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Originally Posted by garync1
Thanks for posting the picture.. I have a 2001.. I just went and inspected mine.. It looks ok.. But thanks for the photo.. I was always wondering what all the fuss was about with these pipes.. Now I can see..
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No problem Gary, glad to be of help, but as a warning to all... don't judge the rust stain around the "Y" weld as a sign of trouble to come, that is more a sign of the outcome, that's just a staing from the little coolant that spilled. I can clean it off and make the pipe look as good as the new one I just bought.
What I'm trying to say is that this pipe looked great and showed no signs of trouble a few of moths ago when I was doing maintenance on my van. This damage comes from the inside and works it self out without a warning!
I always thought that my van used orange type antifreeze when in fact uses green, so everytime I looked at the degas bottle and saw orange I was looking at rust and didn't think of it. I mean a flush was done at 30K before I got it and I'm just over 60K miles now!
When the level went low I never realized on it cause the bottle was stained to the "Full Level" and I never bothered opening the bottle to check as it apeared to be at level from the outside. So just be carefull and keep check for signs of trouble.
The part that
12Ounce listed a few posts above checks out at Y2KFord and Genuine Ford Parts and it's around $25 plus shipping. So if you plan to keep your van I would recommend you get this part and the Bypass tube for when the time comes instead of having to pay much more at the local parts dealer.
Does anybody have the Bypass tube part number? I would like to get it since the one on my van gotta be getting close to blowing up by the look of things.