Colorado-The PHH is a pain to change. For a small job it takes all afternoon the first time. You need to remove the autotranny dipstick tube, the wheel, the skirting and it's still a forearm shredding job. SOme of us have chosen to skip the hard line and run directly from the nipple on the...
Ken beat me to it. Basically one piece of hose from the nipple in the bad spot to the heater servo as shown.
Beowulf-This is personal opinion with no data to back it up, but I think the Green stripe is better than Silicone as a hose material. The silicone will never bond to the pipe and...
Ken-I bypassed it with Gates Green stripe heavy duty hose. I've had no issues at all with it. In fact, I just inspected the hose the other day, and it has no chafing or other issues.
I think when I finally do the head gasket, I'll go back to the stock configuration, but I don't feel a...