Removal and Installation

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Partially drain the cooling system. Refer to COOLING SYSTEM DRAINING, FILLING AND BLEEDING .
Squeeze the clamp and remove the overflow hose.

Fig 1: Removing Overflow Hose
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Remove the bolts.

Fig 2: Removing Bolts
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Squeeze the clamp and remove the degas bottle supply hose.

Fig 3: Removing Degas Bottle Supply Hose
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Remove the degas bottle.

Fig 4: Removing Degas Bottle
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To install, reverse the removal procedure.