water line by-pass
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From: Angleton Tx.
water line by-pass
Ok that water line that runs through the Throttle Body. I am going to by pass it, do I need to hook it back up from the radiator to the heater hose nipple, or can I just buy another nipple that goes on the intake and just block off where it goes into the ridiator
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You can either run a hose between the two or you can block off each fitting. I opted to block off each one, but had a tough time finding something that would last. The neoprene nipples that fit over the ends crack and dry out really fast, the last ones I put on were designed for use with the cooling system but they were leaking less than 2 months after I put them on. I ended up going with heater hose with a bolt and a clamp to cap them off. No leaks yet.
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From: Angleton Tx.
Was there really any benefit. I have something heating the fuel charge or something causing my clattering,detonation,spark knock, what ever you wanna call it. I have been through E V E R Y T H I N G else. I just spen all day Sunday trying to see if I might have a vacuum leak causing it lean out but I could not find a thing. I do notice the temp gauge will rise when I accelerate hard but when I level it off, it goes back down. My thinking is the water running through there might be heating the fuel charge and causing it.
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The only benefit is there are two less places to have a coolant leak. If you are tracking down a detonation problem then this isn't going to fix it, that I can promise you.
When you say you've been through everything else, can you elaborate? Or is there a thread that I missed?
When you say you've been through everything else, can you elaborate? Or is there a thread that I missed?
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From: Angleton Tx.
Yea do a search, there are plenty of threads. In fact there is guy that had the same problem, he just backed off his timing to 5*, I dont wanna do that because I dont wann loose anymore power.
