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Removal Procedure

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  1. Drain the cooling system. Refer to Draining and Filling Cooling System  .
  2. Remove the air cleaner.
  3. Remove exhaust crossover pipe. Refer to EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE REPLACEMENT .
  4. Disconnect the surge tank line fitting from the coolant outlet.
  5. Remove the thermostat housing to intake manifold bolts.
  6. Remove the thermostat housing outlet and thermostat.
    Fig 1: Removing Thermostat
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