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Old 02-18-2022, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ykobayashi View Post
No. What 87tdwagen said. Pull them off the car intact. They’re easy to get off if you’re willing to undo an engine mount and Jack up the engine 1”. The metal section just swings out between the car chassis and engine mount.

Don’t bother with the AC stuff. It’s easier and cheaper to go to the hydraulic hose shop. I see so many Hose-man shops as I drive up the 5. You only need 1’ of hose each. It shouldn’t cost much. The hydraulic lines and crimps are so much more robust than the AC or Cohline line it’s stupid not to go there.

I only did it with my AC stuff because I had a lot of #12 barrier hose leftover from my AC build projects.
Roger that. Lots of space with a 616... I may not even need to raise the engine.

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Originally Posted by Sugar Bear View Post
Avoid cutting the hoses if possible for the mentioned indexing of the fittings. See if it looks feasible to disconnect at the oil filter housing, leave the connections at the cooler untouched (except for good soakings with PB) and remove the hoses and the cooler together. Take the cooler with hoses attached to a hydraulic hose maker.

Good luck!!!
Exactly my thought. Turning the nuts at the housing shouldn't be much trouble.
As soon as my thin wrenches arrive, I'll attempt to remove the entire apparatus intact.
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