Coolant lines in the heads
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Coolant lines in the heads
I'm doing a H/C swap for the first time. Started tearing down the motor this weekend. I can not get the coolant lines off either head. i and my friend both tried with a wrench and socket and they won't budge. Is the a secert trick or do i just need to find myself a hulk to get'em off?
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There is a metal washer backed rubber o-ring that makes it a bit of a pain to get off.
Use a 15mm 6 point box wrench for the best grip on it. I know 9/16 and 5/8 don't work on the 95 LT1 that I was working on yesterday.
When I took my 94 Camaro engine apart the bolts were really tough to get off but I took them off of a 95 Vette motor that was really easy.
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I'd only cut them as a last resort. No one likes to see hoses attached. The hose could give you problems later where as the hard line wont (other than being a bitch to get off)
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Last week I got a bud to help me lift off both heads at the same time on my red car. We set them down on 2 thick layers of cardboard and I was able to work the bolts from there with obviously a lot more room to get at them. One came off nicely, the other rounded and took some time anyway, but no cut steam pipe.
Still, I want to replace the whole deal with a DIY setup because I f'ing hate the banjo bolt & hard pipe setup...
Still, I want to replace the whole deal with a DIY setup because I f'ing hate the banjo bolt & hard pipe setup...