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Old 06-21-2014, 01:09 AM
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Looking to do the Throttle body bypass on my 96 z28 m6. I think the two top hoses on the passenger side are not coolant lines. The third line which is on the bottom has a metal line hooked to it, do I connect this line to a line coming off of the drivers side? With all the crap in the way I can't even see a line on the throttle body on the drivers side? When done do you have to get air out of the coolant system? can this cause problems?

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On the passenger side the top is PCV, right under is EVAP, and under that is a coolant line. There should be a rubber hose that goes 90* between the coolant barb on the throttle body and a metal steam line that runs to the back of the head. The hose has to come off.

The very bottom line on the driver side is the other coolant line. Unplug that and plug it into the metal steam line on the passenger side using a hose clamp.
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Thanks guys it makes sense now. But do I have to worry about air in the coolant system after disconnecting those hoses? And when I do this I need to use lots of towels to protect the Opti Spark since they don't play well with water!
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It's the very top of the cooling system. You're not going to lose much and the air will probably bleed out. Just watch your temp.



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