22 Dec 11 15:54, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RW>> It's not THAT Blue Flame 6 cyl engine, it's a 90s version of the 80s   
    RW>> 2.8L V6 with about a 3.1L capacity. Or is it the 3.4L, Mark?   
      
    MH> It is a V6 3.4L.  That is the engine in the 2002 Monte Carlo LS   
    MH> models. The SS is a V6 3.8L.  When I bought mine, I couldn't justify   
    MH> the gas mileage difference between the two, so I went with the LS.  I   
    MH> have the sports package, so it looks very much like an SS.   
      
   Oh but the difference in performance would have been enough to buy the SS   
   in my book.   
      
    RW>> I had to wrestle the bottom hose onto the water pump and radiator. I   
    RW>> ended   
    RW>> up using some lube from the squirter can I use to keep my mill from   
    RW>> rusting, due to the moisture content in the air.   
      
    MH> Those can be a real pain.  I had to removed several hoses when   
    MH> replacing my daughter's water pump.  Using a flexable hose clamp tool   
    MH> was a MUST for that job.  Some of those clamps were in impossible   
    MH> places to reach without that tool.   
      
   I've installed many a hose in my day and know very well of what you're   
   saying. I knew we had a can of silicone spray in the shop, but I couldn't   
   find it, thus the use of spindle oil for a lube.   
      
    RW>> I miss riding my Harley! Gonna sell it if I can't ride it next   
    RW>> spring.   
      
    MH> Me too - but in my case, it is just too cold outside now..   
      
   Same here...forcast for freezing rain, or snow by tonight...fortunately I   
   don't have to drive to work anymore.   
      
      
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