[s-cars] Thar she blows!

[Theodore Chen]

--- Marc Nguyen <hmarcnguyen at netscape.net> wrote:
> >Any BTDT.  I'm going to lose a lot of coolant, huh? I need a flush &
> >fill anyway.  Rod told me not to bypass with a t-hose, because he knew of
> >someone who did & they fried their turbo, since this is what cools the
> >turbo.
>
> Shouldn't lose much coolant if you clamp the hoses as noted by Teddy.  You
> can also "plug" the hoses.  I think I used the handle end of a couple of
> screw drivers.  Keep a pan handy though.  When I did mine, I also took off
> the two rubber mounts that fit around the afterrun pump.  They are a kind of
> a pain to get back onto the mounting plate, so I suggest leaving them
> attached and bending twisting them to get the pump out.

i put some shop rags under the afterrun pump, and that was more than
enough to soak up the few teaspons of coolant that dribbled out.
BTW, i don't recall having much trouble with the rubber mounts myself.

-teddy


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