During transit, my new engine shifted in the crate and the metal pipe coming from the block that the quick disconnect hooks to was bent. I received a new pipe from Malloy, so I need to know how to remove the old and reinstall the new pipe. I would suspect this would be a question for those who rebuild engines. TIA.

 

Anyone? BTW this is the coolant pipe in the rear plate on the driver side.

 

I would thread the hole and make a nipple to go in the hole but that is my way , Collapse the tube with visegrips and or hammer and drift . Then twist untill free and withdraw the tube .Clean the hole out and clean the new tube . Be sure the new tube is a force fit . Coat the tube and hole with epoxie and push it in the distance you measure the hole to be .,the distance the metal is ,not the bottom out distance . Call if you need more or better info .

 

Honestly the pipe is not "supposed" to be removed, even when doing a rebuild. It just stays put. So, not many people are going to have a "normal" method for removal.

What I'd do is take a torch and heat the surrounding metal lightly, then take a pipe wrench and twist it while pulling to get it out. You might wind up having to tack weld on a breaker bar of some sort right onto the pipe and twist/pull with that while heating.

Installing the new one should be cake once the old one is out. Just heat the metal again and use a rubber mallet to drive it into place. Or a chunk of wood and a small sledge.

 

Thanks guys.

 

or like when you pull dowel pins. find a bolt that is pretty clolse to the diameter of the pipe/pin, put it in there to help hold the shape and twist out with some vice grips. bolt will keep the pipe from colapsing