1983 Chevrolet El Camino "disconnect radiater pipes going valve" Questions

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disconnect exhaust pipes (dont worry too much if a stud breaks, you can replace them once out of car.) remove exhaust manifolds, remove head bolts. take heads off. clean off all surfaces and don't get

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...going broke! Ok, I have been in your situation. Locate the Coolant line from the radiator to the firewall, there are actually 2. One has a valve type device on it. Remove that device and replace it ...

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...going to lose some coolant, so have a bucket or other container ready. Follow the upper radiator hose to the point where it's connected to the engine. The hose is clamped to a metal housing which is ...

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pipes or tubes (the "input" tube). There are many threads on the Internet on this vehicle and year, and so many concern heating/cooling. I would suggest getting or borrowing a $20-25 manual on the car

...going through the firewall to the heater core. If one is hot and the other cold, you have a clogged heater core which must be backflushed to clear a blockage. If the hoses are both cold, move up the ...

...the valve to pass engine coolant into the heat exchanger for cabin air heating is probably damaged/disconnected. Turning on the cabin heater is usually advised when climbing long grades in the ...

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...pipes from the compressor and where they go into teh firewall is where this valve is now on newer vehciles the valve is inside the the feed pipe on the high pressure side ,the feed pipe will be the ...

disconnect them both ,,,, get a garden hose and run the water in one of them ,,,, not too much pressure or you will burst heater radiator and cost yourself a fortune , water should flow freely through

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...pipes (quick connect) going into the heater matric and flush the system through, the system with time gets clogged and can prevent the coolant to flow freely and can also damage the heater pump assy ...

going through the converter. Either your oxygen sensors need replacement (3 total) or you need a new catalytic converter. What is the mileage on the vehicle? Does it run well? Oxygen sensors generally

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