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I had to reroute the compressor coolant line to make space for the A/C brackets on my M1083A1 with a 3126. Is this bend going to cause me any issues down the road? There aren't any kinks and it isn't rubbing anywhere. My natural inclination is to want to do it right, but the fitting on the left is a pain to get to and I would have to tear more apart to get to it.
Follow up to this. I took the pictures down to the local Cat service center and talked to a tech there. He said the main risk to bends like this are air pockets getting trapped. Since it is under pressure from the water pump, he didn't think there would be any issues. He did suggest sleeving the hose near any bolts sticking out of the engine to minimize wear.
Follow up to this. I took the pictures down to the local Cat service center and talked to a tech there. He said the main risk to bends like this are air pockets getting trapped. Since it is under pressure from the water pump, he didn't think there would be any issues. He did suggest sleeving the hose near any bolts sticking out of the engine to minimize wear.
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