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Old 09-13-2008, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jdr01 View Post
I took the hoses off to pull the engine. Pulled the engine to replace the oil pump chain. The lower hose should be fine. As I said the material was thick enough to get a couple threads on with the tap. It tightened down fine. The JP was just a little extra support and thread sealer. If it goes I will use another one.
I think what most people are saying that if it goes you may not only have to worry about replacing the cooler, you may have to worry about replacing the engine as well. You can dump your oil pretty quick without knowing that anything has happened and take out your engine.
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