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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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Is there a trick to removing the expansion tank in a 1980? Is it possible to get it out without disconnecting all those hoses, lines and tubes?
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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Its a tight fit. I replaced mine when the engine was out for the rebuild.
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C'mon guys!!! Has nobody ever removed an expansion tank on a 1980 C3??? Surely there is someone out there who had faced the awkwardness of removing, and reinstalling one of these tanks. Anyone.......anyone, Bueller? Anyone....Bueller????
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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OK, take a deep breath..... grab a beer..... don't use the Bubba method yet.....
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