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what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

Old Nov 6, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

what is everyone doing 4 the steam line? i read alot of pple just drill the top of the water pump or the upper radiotor hose. how does that work, how come its now spraying coolant everywhere?
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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

I have a line running from my steam outlet on the heads to the bung on the rad that a heater hose used to connect to. Going to switch to an LS1 rad and run it back to where the original LS1's ran to.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 07:02 AM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

I swapped my 3rd gen radiator for a 4th gen, and just ran the hose normally.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 07:27 AM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

Mine's ran right in to the top of the waterpump as shown in my write up pics.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

LT1 or LS1? Both have a steam line, and in two totally different places...
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

i dont under stand why it doesnt spray out, if i decide to drill the water pump?
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

Originally Posted by jayk2k3
i dont under stand why it doesnt spray out, if i decide to drill the water pump?
Have you even looked at the pictures or writeup?
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

i understand now. im a big dummy. dont have the motor yet, didnt realized both side r hooked up
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

can some one fill me in please? I didn't find anything in the tec articals and im introseted in learing more so help me!
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

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can some one fill me in please? I didn't find anything in the tec articals and im introseted in learing more so help me!
I don't know if you checked the sticky for this section... Here's a link. Just bring that up and hit Ctrl+F and type in the word steam and press enter (IE7 anyway). Should take you right to it...

Also, Aaron91RS has a page about it in his write-up. Here's the link.

Hope that helps. Good luck!
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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Re: what is everyone doing 4 the steam line?

heres mine, zoom in on the text if ya cant read it..


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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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