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Subject:Re: Oil filter cooler hoses
Date:Tue, 04 Mar 1997 01:29:29 -0500

I just did it to my 91 3 weeks ago...$19 per hose from the dealer..I
only had to remove the oil filter...and used a cork to plug the other
hose i moved out of the way. Use visegrips/or channel locks on the
clamp.good luck
john m.

.David Bayer wrote:
> 
> Has anyone ever replaced either of the hoses that connect to the oil filter
> cooler? Can this been done without pulling the exhaust pipes (the bolts on
> mine are solid pieces of iron oxide)? It may prove necessary to remove the
> oil filter to get at them. Is there any "easy" way of preventing the oil
> filter screw on plate from getting drenched in whatever coolant is hanging
> around in those hoses? I found I could not pinch the spring clamps after
> draining the cooling system over the weekend (at least with the exhaust pipes
> and the oil filter still on), any suggestions? Thanks in advance...
> 
> dave