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What is the process for replacing the heater by-pass

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JIM LATNER
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(formed hard plastic elbow) in a 2005 pontiac grand prix GTP 3800 V-6
Monday, June 11th, 2012 AT 10:36 AM

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Tiny
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Where is this part that you're calling a heater bypass?
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Monday, June 11th, 2012 AT 1:35 PM
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It comes out of the lower intake manifold near the tensioner and is just a right angle plastic piece
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Monday, June 18th, 2012 AT 11:05 AM
Tiny
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Those are plastic elbows for the liquid filled belt tensioner. You will have to remove the tensioner and pieces of those 2 elbows will likely break off inside the block but can be easily removed with a hook of some type. Just make sure you get all the pieces out.
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Monday, June 18th, 2012 AT 11:32 AM
Tiny
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A crack in one of those would cause all coolant to leak out?
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Monday, June 18th, 2012 AT 1:03 PM
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Of course. It's quite common.
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Monday, June 18th, 2012 AT 1:05 PM

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