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Originally Posted by BlueRooster
Took inventory, There is a small cooling line that goes to the water pump from the intake that looks to be a pain in the butt. I think I'll just cut it and fully replace it. It still looks to me like I can leave the distributor alone. Carl, are you saying that it HAS to come out or that it SHOULD come out. Here are some pics to give some ideas.
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You're right to just cut the bypass hose and replace it. You can't really replace it without removing the intake or waterpump, so you might as well spend the $.50 on hose so you don't have to deal with it at a later date.
Your distributor is taller than most and you might be able to snake around it, but why? It only takes a few minutes remove and install. You said you want to learn to work on your car. Why not learn to remove and install the distributor while you're at it? It's not difficult, and it'll teach you more about how everything works together.
I should also mention that you'll need to be extreamly carefull when cleaning the gasket surface of the alum head because it's easily damaged. There are companies that makes abrasive gasket removal wheels to be used on aluminum, or you can have a machine shop make a .005" clean-up cut on the deck surface.