Upper CAC Tube tip
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From: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Upper CAC Tube tip
Ok, just replaced my t-stat... that upper CAC tube is a B**ch to get off! Little tip for any that haven't messed with it yet. Take a torch and heat it up a little bit and it'll slide on and off much more easily! Just be careful not to light any residual oil on your engine on fire!
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Ok, just replaced my t-stat... that upper CAC tube is a B**ch to get off! Little tip for any that haven't messed with it yet. Take a torch and heat it up a little bit and it'll slide on and off much more easily! Just be careful not to light any residual oil on your engine on fire!
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My t-stat bolts seemed to be rusted on... took a breaker bar to loosen them. No way to get enough force in there with the CAC tube in the way. I like Mike's suggestion for removing the whole elbow... considered doing that, but wasn't sure it was the best thing to do.
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From: Central TX
Going to chg tstat after new year. Have a long extension and wobble socket so my current plan is to try to remove without moving CAC tube. A quick dry run seemed like everything would work ok. My bolts show a lot of rust also, so have soaked a couple of times with PB Blaster, thought that might help. I need to look around and find out the correct bolts, I would like to put on new bolts when doing the job.
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