Antifreeze spraying out

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Antifreeze spraying out

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Ok I was wondering why my antifreeze has been disappearing this last week, once i got my car to run on 6 cyls again, I found a nice spray line on the bottom of the hood and antifreeze sprayed all over the passenger side of the engine bay. Found out it's coming out of this little 90 degree elbow behind the belt. How easy is this to change?

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where pipe is
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Pipe engine off after running/has a hair line crack in it which extends from the bubbles to the left.
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Re: Antifreeze spraying out

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FWI, converted low beam bulbs into high beam bulbs, 20% tint all around, MSD wires, NDK TR55 plugs, auxiliary line in, scan gauge, custom FloPro/MagnaFlow Cat back exhaust
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Re: Antifreeze spraying out

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Yup! Coolant elbow. Get the metal ones and never worry again.
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Re: Antifreeze spraying out

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Defiantly get the metal elbows, local parts store to me stocked them:
Dorman 47065HP
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when the old ones come out you will need to make sure if the ends brake off (which they most likely will) that you get the broken pieces out. I used the end of a needle nose pliers and was able to pry them out with very little effort. You should be able to do them without pulling the intake off again.
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