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Replace secondary shut off and control valves

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I just changed the secondary shut off and control valves on my 1998.

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Use but more difficult

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A 10" long nose pliers can be used but more difficult to keep on the tabs.

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Use on the upper pipe

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The Channel lock pliers was used on the upper pipe to tighten the new valve.

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Use ptfe tape

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I used PTFE tape on the valve threads.

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Tighten valve

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The Channel lock pliers was used on the upper pipe to tighten the new valve.

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Replace secondary shut off and control valves

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I just changed the secondary shut off and control valves on my 1998.

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Tighten valve

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The Channel lock pliers was used on the upper pipe to tighten the new valve.

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Tighten with a crows foot, be careful not

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If tightening with a crows foot, be careful not to break the electric valve which limits the swing.

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Use but more difficult

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A 10" long nose pliers can be used but more difficult to keep on the tabs.

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Use long 3/8" socket adapter i could hit

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Using a long 3/8" socket adapter I could hit on the crows foot to break the valve free.

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Use on the upper pipe

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The Channel lock pliers was used on the upper pipe to tighten the new valve.

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Use ptfe tape

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I used PTFE tape on the valve threads.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I just changed the secondary shut off and control valves on my 1998. A few notes that might be helpful not covered in videos. I went through the front firewall to do this. Remove the passenger seat and panel. Removing the generator required the idler pulley bolt to be completely removed. The generator would not rotate up around the lower bolt. Only the generator cable needed to be detached at the top junction box, the rear cable is the generator. A pair of serrated tooth Channel locks are needed to pinch open the hose clamps. A 10" long nose pliers can be used but more difficult to keep on the tabs. Pull the control valve off the hose from the check valve then the pump hose. The hose on the check valve has to be removed before the check valve can be unscrewed. The connectors for the knock sensor and electric changeover valve needed to be removed for better access. They have a tab at the wire end that has to be depressed. To break the check valve free I made a 27mm crows foot from 1/4" aluminum plate. The arm is about 2". The leg on the forward side had to be narrow to clear the electric valve, about 3/8". Using a long 3/8" socket adapter I could hit on the crows foot to break the valve free. Once loose it turned off by hand. I used PTFE tape on the valve threads. The Channel lock pliers was used on the upper pipe to tighten the new valve. If tightening with a crows foot, be careful not to break the electric valve which limits the swing. WD-40 in the hoses made them slide easily onto the valves. The hose clamps needed to be in their final position on the hose before sliding the hose on. The generator pulley bolt needed to go in first. Leave both bolts slightly loose until the belt is put back on. I put the belt on all the pulleys except the idler to the left and below the tensioner pulley. A 24mm box wrench pointed toward the driver's side can be pulled up and the belt slipped over the final idler.

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