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Connecting Pipe Replacement

  1. Drain the engine coolant. See Coolant Replacement .
  2. Remove the intake manifold. See REMOVAL .
  3. Disconnect the heater hose (A) and the water bypass hose (B), then remove the connecting pipe mounting bolts (C), then remove the connecting pipe.
    4. Fig 1: Identifying Heater Hose, Water Bypass Hose, Connecting Pipe Mounting Bolts And Connecting Pipe
    G00487368Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  4. Install the connecting pipe with a new O-ring (E), then connect the heater hose and the water bypass hose.
  5. Install the intake manifold. See INSTALLATION .
  6. Refill the radiator with engine coolant, and bleed the air from the cooling system with the heater calve open. See step 7 in Coolant Replacement .
  7. Clean up any spilled engine coolant.
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