Lower Intake Elbow - Options?
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
cboland.. Every GM dealer in the world should stock the 3.8 coolant elbow for a Series 2 and know it by heart. Call the parts dept .. I bet you were talking to a newbie
If I had a part number I could back back and say "this is what I need". Then I could kind of rub it in and say 'see, the part is on my car and GM makes it'.
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cboland - GM Coolant Bypass Elbow: PN# 24503423
It'* in our TECHINFO section under:
'95-03 Upper INtake Failure Information
It'* in our TECHINFO section under:
'95-03 Upper INtake Failure Information
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Originally Posted by lash
cboland - GM Coolant Bypass Elbow: PN# 24503423
It'* in our TECHINFO section under:
'95-03 Upper INtake Failure Information
It'* in our TECHINFO section under:
'95-03 Upper INtake Failure Information
Just a few more questions and I'm off to find the part..
Since I haven't started disassembly yet, how does the bypass elbow fasten to the intake
Is it just pressed in?
Is there any special tool required?
Any thing I should watch out for when replacing the elbow?
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when mine was chgd on my old Lesabre they put a steel one on in place of the plastic
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Found all the bolts without too much problem and it is running again. Whew, I'm hoping this lasts for awhile now. Only one snag, as I was warned . . . I broke the elbow (not the plastic one the aluminum on the tensioner). So off to Advance Auto Parts for a new
$74.00 part. Still a heck of a lot cheaper than taking to a mechanic for all the above mentioned repairs. Just for reference if you buy the tensioner assembly you also get the plastic elbow that everyone talks about. Since I already had one from the dealer, I used the dealer elbow and will keep the other as a spare.
I only ran it for a minute to make sure it was stable and not leaking. Now I have to find the post on flushing the air out of the coolant passages and I'll take her for a longer test drive.
Thanks again for the advice, this is a great board with a lot of activity!
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$74.00 part. Still a heck of a lot cheaper than taking to a mechanic for all the above mentioned repairs. Just for reference if you buy the tensioner assembly you also get the plastic elbow that everyone talks about. Since I already had one from the dealer, I used the dealer elbow and will keep the other as a spare.
I only ran it for a minute to make sure it was stable and not leaking. Now I have to find the post on flushing the air out of the coolant passages and I'll take her for a longer test drive.
Thanks again for the advice, this is a great board with a lot of activity!
Lance
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Here you go...TECHINFO again:
Coolant Fill Procedure for the L36 3800 Series II
Oh, and Lance - Do yourself and us all a favor and put your year and trim level in your signature.
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Coolant Fill Procedure for the L36 3800 Series II
Oh, and Lance - Do yourself and us all a favor and put your year and trim level in your signature.
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Originally Posted by bill buttermore
I think you can remove the alternator, and the tensioner assembly from the front of the engine to remove the elbow.
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Originally Posted by bill buttermore
I think you can remove the alternator, and the tensioner assembly from the front of the engine to remove the elbow.
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Originally Posted by lash
Originally Posted by whitecrystal1
Originally Posted by bill buttermore
I think you can remove the alternator, and the tensioner assembly from the front of the engine to remove the elbow.
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