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Review on πŸ”§ Dorman 47065HP HVAC Heater Hose Connector - OE FIX by Joe Duncan

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These parts address a known General Motors design flaw in the 3800 V6 engines

I put off replacing the two plastic elbows on the belt tensioner housing at my neighbor's at 04 Park Avenue. It looked like the work of PITA. It turns out that less than an hour has passed, and most of the time the antifreeze was drained below knee level. As others have noted, one of the two knees was broken in a hole where it couldn't be seen, but was constantly leaking antifreeze. I used rubber grease to coat the o-rings and holes in the distributor and water pump housing and it just snapped into place. Good. And Dorman aluminum knees will survive the car. Good parts. Should have done that sooner.

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  • Outstanding Design
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