To anyone who has ever gone into their valley - Do you remember if you had a washer on the bolt that holds the return water pipe to the engine block? Mine did not, and it was already broken when I got in there. The top portion of the bolt that was broken was incredibly dirty and the part that is *STILL* stuck in my engine is being VERY stubborn. It was probably the source of anti-freeze leak in my car. Bill 6976 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "valleyrat12" <valleyrat12@...> wrote: > > I also plan on tackling this later this month. Check out > www.specialtauto.com. John has all the hoses available. > > I have heard that some of the bolts under the manifold have a nasty > habit of breaking. That is my only fear; otherwise I expect the > procedure to be straightforward. A good tip I learned on the DML is > to be sure that you pressure test the system before you bolt the > manifold back on. I plan on replacing the heater pipe with the > stainless one, replace all the vacuum hoses/o rings, install a self > bleeder, and clean and paint the "valley". When I am done ALL of the > hoses in the car will be new. > > Might also be a good idea to do a tune up while you are in there. > > Nathan > 2277 > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ryan Wright" <ryanpwright@> > wrote: > > > > Rob & list, > > > > 1. Where would one buy the correct silicon hose & clamp for this > location? > > 2. Does anyone have a write-up on the procedure to replace this? > > 3. Is there anything else I should check and/or replace while I'm > at it? > > > > I've replaced all of the hoses throughout my car except those under > > the intake manifold and I do have a tiny, tiny leak coming from > that > > area. I figure it's time to get this job done. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Ryan > > > > On 3/5/06, rob@ <rob@> wrote: > > > Harold is dead-on in advising using > > > silicone hoses for the block pipe to water pump backing plate as > you don't > > > want to do that job twice in one year. A leak there has been > known to cause > > > the PVR engine block to fail over time. We've been using > silicone hose there > > > on all water pump replacements for well over twenty years and > have never had > > > to go back and re-tighten a silicone hose clamp. If you don't > want to follow > > > a yearly clamp tightening ritual then silicone hose with the > correct clamps > > > (no open slots for the worm gear) is the only way to go. > Although expensive > > > initially silicone hose will generally outlast the rest of your > car! > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/