Intimidated by Engine Compartment [Archive]

mwrbunny

06-12-2006, 03:00 AM

I just opened the engine compartment of my 2006 Hummer for the first time. I had planned on doing the coolant bypass at the throttle body....just as I had on my 2003 Suburban..

I just shut the hood and said f*** it!

Obviously, you can't work on the engine from the front, and it's a long reach from the side........I guess you need a stepladder too. Maybe I'll get used to this, but I never thought it would be so difficult to get in there.

Do H2 mechanics climb up into the engine compartment? I have new respect for the people working on their H2s!!

MONSTERMATT

06-12-2006, 04:14 PM

intimidated?????

GLBLWARMR

06-12-2006, 04:29 PM

Be thankful for so much room in the engine compartment. There are many cars out there that have no room and leave your knuckles begging for the larger compartment.

Nixxxster

06-13-2006, 01:15 AM

May I ask, what is a coolant bypass? And what does it do for the car?

DDWH

06-13-2006, 01:20 AM

May I ask, what is a coolant bypass? And what does it do for the car?

Read all about it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-Hummer-H2-TB-Bypass-Kit-8hp-FREE-SHIP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38634QQihZ019QQite mZ8074202520QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Nixxxster

06-13-2006, 01:48 AM

Thank for the reply, but does it really work or help?

DDWH

06-13-2006, 01:50 AM

Thank for the reply, but does it really work or help?

I have absolutely no idea. It makes sence, but idunno!

MONSTERMATT

06-13-2006, 02:16 AM

i would love to know if that works as advertised, it seems to good to be true

tomp

06-13-2006, 04:17 AM

Beware that those gains on the dyno chart also were contributed by a ported throttle body and EGR mod as noted on the dyno chart.

HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ

06-13-2006, 05:11 AM

Anything to get the air temp down is a good thing. I use it even on 99 Silverado. It should in theory work. It is hard for Me to tell as I did not take a temp reading of throttle body with hot water running through it and one after.
If You are up north I would not recommend eliminating it. It helps with real cold starts.

HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ

06-13-2006, 06:07 AM

Anything to get the air temp down is a good thing. I use it even on 99 Silverado. It should in theory work. It is hard for Me to tell as I did not take a temp reading of throttle body with hot water running through it and one after.
If You are up north I would not recommend eliminating it. It helps with real cold starts.

HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ

06-13-2006, 06:14 AM

Anything to get the air temp down is a good thing. I use it even on 99 Silverado. It should in theory work. It is hard for Me to tell as I did not take a temp reading of throttle body with hot water running through it and one after.
If You are up north I would not recommend eliminating it. It helps with real cold starts.