Scott_Mc
Sprintering Since Aug/02
This should belong eventually in the write ups section?
Need some help on this one. I've done some searching around in here and have not found anything. Someone please "link me" if I've missed a thread on this.
This is a problem that reared its ugly head this past Saturday on my way up to Vermont for some Columbus Day R&R. An other wise great w/e!
I've got a coolant leak in just about the worst possible location aside from a head gasket. There is a hose in the rear most area of the engine, up under the intake manifold that comes off of what appears to be a plastic connector/coupling of sorts. On the front side ofthat coupler is the hose that goes on to the heater pulse pump. You can barely see the front end of this rear most hose, let alone access it-or wherever the other end of it connects to. This problem makes me yearn for the good old van days when there was a "dog house" to remove gaining full access to the rear of the motors' components.
My mechanic thinks the intake will need to be removed to replace the hose. I'm thinking he's correct. Does anyone know different? Removal of the intake....how much of a PITA is that going to be? Am I the first here to have this issue? Thanks for any assistance on this!
In the mean while I'm driving with the radiator cap merely sitting atop of the fill tank as to have zero pressure (above atmospheric) in the system. Works great. very few if any drips but this can only be temporary...
I'm going to add here, that the other end of this hose cannot even be seen with a telescoping mirror!
Need some help on this one. I've done some searching around in here and have not found anything. Someone please "link me" if I've missed a thread on this.
This is a problem that reared its ugly head this past Saturday on my way up to Vermont for some Columbus Day R&R. An other wise great w/e!
I've got a coolant leak in just about the worst possible location aside from a head gasket. There is a hose in the rear most area of the engine, up under the intake manifold that comes off of what appears to be a plastic connector/coupling of sorts. On the front side ofthat coupler is the hose that goes on to the heater pulse pump. You can barely see the front end of this rear most hose, let alone access it-or wherever the other end of it connects to. This problem makes me yearn for the good old van days when there was a "dog house" to remove gaining full access to the rear of the motors' components.
My mechanic thinks the intake will need to be removed to replace the hose. I'm thinking he's correct. Does anyone know different? Removal of the intake....how much of a PITA is that going to be? Am I the first here to have this issue? Thanks for any assistance on this!
In the mean while I'm driving with the radiator cap merely sitting atop of the fill tank as to have zero pressure (above atmospheric) in the system. Works great. very few if any drips but this can only be temporary...
I'm going to add here, that the other end of this hose cannot even be seen with a telescoping mirror!
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