PHH

[lovemylc]

You gotta love it. Sunday afternoon my 's LX450 blew the PHH. 1997, 131,527 miles. Steam all over. Looked like the friggin' engine was on fire. For someone who takes so much pride in our rigs, it was humbling to be stranded on the side of the street waiting to refill the radiator.

$1.75 for the part. $240 in labor. Ouch.

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Bummer-That's why this should be done a PM, even though it is a huge PIA.

The Springer in your avatar looks just like ours.

 

[turbocruiser]

Bummer-That's why this should be done a PM, even though it is a huge PIA.

The Springer in your avatar looks just like ours.

Ditto, except we dont have dat Springer! Great Dogs!

Another thing about this as an added PM thing on that delightful summer day on your own driveway, etc etc etc (instead of stranded somewhere in the hot or cold in other words) is that after you accomplish this the first time, the second and third and whatever time is soooo much easier because you can use conventional hose clamps instead of screwing around with the factory ones. I can now change my PHH in less than 30 minutes and that includes the intermittent stops to savor my cigar and keep the thing lit throughout the procedure. Another little advice - orient the clamps' screws in such a way to make access most accessible. IIRC (not looking at it at the moment) the clamp closest to the engine is canted foward and the one away is shooting straight down...in any event plan for the future and carefully position clamps. HTH.

 

[lovetoski]

My 80 made it 260,000 with the original PHH. Looked pretty bad when I replaced it, but it wasn't leaking even a drop.

 

[Grench]

I changed my 's PHH at 112,000. It tore in half while I was pulling it off the nipple on the block. I'm VERY glad I did it. That was my 2nd one (two '96 TLCs) and it took 1/2 the time of the 1st one.

If you haven't changed it yet, just do it. If you're in the Omaha area, I'll come over laugh, point, drink your beer and even help. It isn't nearly so bad once you know a few tricks. (Doccumented in other threads.)

 

[lovemylc]

The Springer in your avatar looks just like ours.

That's Selma. She is three, and much to my 's displeasure, Selma has just learned geometry and quadraped traction, and can now catch a squirrel by cutting off the angle to a tree. Cool.