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Connecting Pipe Replacement

  1. Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT CHECK  ).
  2. Remove the thermostat housing (see THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT  ).
  3. Remove the connecting pipe (A).
    Fig 1: Identifying Connecting Pipe With O-Ring
    G06429107Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  4. Install the connecting pipe with a new O-ring (B).
  5. Install the thermostat housing (see INSTALLATION  ).
  6. Refill the radiator with engine coolant, and bleed the air from the cooling system (see step  9 ).
  7. Clean up any spilled engine coolant.