How do you put this cooling fitting together?
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How do you put this cooling fitting together?
Does anyone have any tips for putting this thing back together? I spent about 30 minutes trying to figure it out, but just doesn't want to clip into place.
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Sorry guys, this shitty forum won't let me post the pic. It is the black plastic fitting near the driver's side firewall. There are a few black plastic pieces and two o-rings.
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hey paul, dont worry about it. leave it off. its just another thing to get brittle and break in your engine bay. i and others leave it off. its just a quick connect thing that the factory does. it doesnt regulate any flow or anything. just hook up the hose and go.
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I agree, just take the plastic sleeve piece off first, this will leave the steel pipe sticking out, then you can reconnect the heater hose to the pipe with a simple worm clamp. Much easier and cleaner!
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Yeah, that thing is a pain in the ***! I usually have to replace the o-rings to get it back on because the original o-rings swell up or something. I have always put it back on, but I guess you could leave it off. So much for a "quick" connect huh.
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Thanks guys. I guess I'll leave it off. I thought it was kind of wierd, since there is no other fitting like that on the car. And I think you are right aReX, the o-rings seem to have swollen up, and it won't go back together.
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