Intimidated by Engine Compartment
 

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!!

Re: Intimidated by Engine Compartment
 

intimidated?????

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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.

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

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Read all about it.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Re: Intimidated by Engine Compartment
 

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.