Re: [DML] coolant lines

["Chris Coplen" <blarness@xxxx>]

When Erik G and I did his car last month we replaced all the hoses in just
the engine compartment (and water pump too) and it took about two days. It
only took this long because we wanted to go very slowly and document
everything as we went along.

The hoses were pretty cheap. He picked them up from Grady's. I will say
this though, the large replacement radiator hose on the left coming off the
water pump (going to the front of the car) that we received from Grady's did
NOT even come close to fitting without a severe "kink" in one of the elbows.
We thought we had it on wrong but after a couple of hours fighting with it
it was clear, the replacement wasn't even shaped like the original. No, we
didn't have them on the wrong side of the car. We cut it, we twisted it, we
bent it. It just did not fit. It's on now but "rubs" the inside of the
engine compartment at the back. We couldn't clear the belts without doing
this.

Chris C
GIGAWAT
3876

-----Original Message-----
From: Lynn Metz <metzlynn@xxxx>
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, April 14, 2000 3:23 PM
Subject: [DML] coolant lines


>Hey guys:
>
>I am going to replace all of the hoses and coolant and temp sensor very
soon
>(because they are all original). What I am wondering is about the hoses
>that are "under the manifold". I guess you have to remove the manifold?
>Question: what is the cost for these hoses (four?) and the gasket for the
>manifold? Is there anything else I will need other than the gasket and
>hoses and clamps? How long should this project take? Also, do you seal the
>gasket with a sealer?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Brian
>16584
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