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Removal Procedure

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  1. Open and support the hood.
  2. Remove the coolant recovery reservoir. Refer to COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR REPLACEMENT  in Engine Cooling.
  3. Remove the bolt from the hood prop rod base
  4. Remove the hood prop rod from the engine compartment.
    Fig 1: Removing Hood Prop Rod From Engine Compartment
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