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Bill V (Doc)
Member
Username: Doc
Post Number: 448
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 12:12 pm: | |
Although it is a good idea to replace the entire hose, they do tend to deteriorate faster where closer to the block, as stated. Mine did and I spliced a 1 ft piece of hose to the block connection and it's been fine. I'll likely replace the entire hose this Winter. Good luck. |
Carmine Nicoletta (Ncarmine)
Junior Member
Username: Ncarmine
Post Number: 112
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 11:25 am: | |
Robert,
You need to remove the dirver's side gas tank to make enough clearance. The hose makes a 90deg turn behind the tank and it would be near impossible to sanke trough. |
Jay Grande (Jay)
Intermediate Member
Username: Jay
Post Number: 1544
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 10:06 am: | |
Replace the whole hose. If it is the same as the 308's (which it should be) then it runs behind the tank, inside the body, under the door sill and up over the front wheel well and into the front compartment rad. You should see an access panel in your drivers side front wheel well. There will be two hoses and you should replace them at the same time. One is coolant the other is for the brake booster. The easiest way to do it is to attatch the new hose to the old one at the engine and pull it through. It is much easier to remove the fuel tank to do this because the hose is held in place by brackets behind the tank. It took me about an hour to snake the new hose through with the gas tank removed on the GT4. |
Philip Airey (Pma1010)
Member
Username: Pma1010
Post Number: 477
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 8:10 am: | |
I am in the middle of repairing my water pump. When discussing the job yesterday with Tod at Continental, he recommended cutting the top inch or so from this hose as the end becomes brittle, experiences a build up of residue from the chemical reaction between aluminum and metal. If the source of the leak is the end near the block, you might be able to do a similar "fix" without replacing the entire hose length.
HTH |
robert miller (Robert)
New member
Username: Robert
Post Number: 16
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 7:59 am: | |
the coolant hose from the cylinder head at the rear of my 328 has a leak it appears that it comes from the head and goes behind the gas tank on the drivers side. does any one know where it goes and if i have to remove the gas tank to replace the hose any help would be appreciated
Robert |