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Old 03-07-2010, 01:02 AM
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Okay so I did my radiator install yesterday. Went off without a hitch except there is one extra connection for a hose...a hose I do not have. What would be a good thing to seal off this extra connection? Thanks for your help!
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A short piece of the right sized hose, a bolt the same size as the hose I.D. and 2 hose clamps.
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This is what it looks like...which is the problem I think with getting a hose.

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that looks like the port for the low coolant level sensor... you could try to find a used sensor off of here or a new one but they are kinda pricey, somewhere in the $40-$50 range, or you could use some epoxy to seal the hole off... i'm guessing your car doesn't have the sensor so it would probably be a waste to buy a new one... personally i would find a used one that is bad that way it would be cheap... and don't forget to get the little clip that holds it in place
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Originally Posted by neutron82
that looks like the port for the low coolant level sensor... you could try to find a used sensor off of here or a new one but they are kinda pricey, somewhere in the $40-$50 range, or you could use some epoxy to seal the hole off... i'm guessing your car doesn't have the sensor so it would probably be a waste to buy a new one... personally i would find a used one that is bad that way it would be cheap... and don't forget to get the little clip that holds it in place
Thanks a lot. I'll post up in the wtb section. For now it is jerry rigged with a plug i got at a parts store and a metal clamp to hold it in.
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Thats the tranny cooler port. Justr leave it uncapped if you are not using the tranny cooler thats inside of the radiator.

But if its leaking from behind that washer/nut you're gonna have to take the radiator to a repair shop and have them remove that plastic tank, then put a plug in that port. Have them also put a plug in the lower tranny port. Also, remove the tranny cooler from the tank.

That cost me like $50.00 at a shop here last year.

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