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Removal Procedure

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  1. Drain the cooling system. Refer to Draining and Filling Cooling System (without HP2) .
  2. Disconnect the heater cord from the coolant heater (4).
    3. Fig 1: View Of Coolant Heater (4.3L)
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  3. Loosen the coolant heater bolt.
  4. Remove the coolant heater from the engine block.
  5. Do not score the machined surface of the hole.
  6. Grasp the plug with pliers.
  7. Pull the plug from the engine block.
  8. Clean the core plug hole in order to remove the following substances:
    • Burrs
    • Compound
    • Paint
    • Rough spots
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