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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 block heater cord from the block heater.
  3. Fig 1: View Of Block Heater Cord (8.1L)
    GM751506Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  4. Remove the engine block heater.
  5. Fig 2: View Of Engine Block Coolant Heater
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