Removal Procedure

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Partially drain the cooling system. Refer to DRAINING AND FILLING COOLING SYSTEM (LY7 GE 47716 FILL) and DRAINING AND FILLING COOLING SYSTEM (LY7 STATIC FILL) .
Remove the heater pipe inlet hose (1) from the heater inlet pipe.

Fig 1: Heater Pipe Inlet Hose
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Remove the heater inlet pipe housing bolts (1).

Fig 2: Heater Pipe Housing Bolts
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Remove the housing.
Remove the heater inlet pipe housing seal. Discard seal.