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  1. #1 Intake Leak & Coolant Leak 
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    I have a Aftermarket, what looks like, Custom CAI. The tube has a small whole in the top and one in the bottom that are less than a half inch in diameter each. I want to plug them but Im not sure with what. The tube is like a normal stretch tube, but there is something that was wrapped around it that the hose is as stiff as fiber glass, and its black. Can i just wrap it in fiberglass and be done with it? Or is this a no no?

    The second is a my coolant leak, it is leaking onto a pulley that is just off to the left and bellow the coil packs. Its the center most pulley... its collecting in a grove above that pulley and is a significant leak. I went from overfilled by a little, to below the cold level while running at Operating Temp in about a month and a half id say... Im just not sure where its coming from... i have no idea where its coming from. Any Ideas?

    I have pictures, if I cant figure out how to directly upload them, I'll make a Photobucket and link it. My Canon camera takes too good of a picture for me to uplaod it via the attachment button, its 3.4MB for the smallest picture
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  2. #2 Re: Intale Leak & Coolant Leak 
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    Your coolant elbow on the LIM is probably leaking. It's a black 90 dgree elbow that comes out of the intake and goes into the alternator bracket. Should be right above the water pump pulley.
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    You could cover your air intake with duct tape if it doesn't bother you to look at.
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
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    The duct tape doesn't bother me, just concerned if the intake could suck it into the hole ya know.

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    It doesn't suck enough to pull duct tape from the outside in.
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
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    I was fairly positive that it wasnt going to, but I wanted others opinions as well. And the duct tape would bother me a little.... so maybe I'll t duct tape the whole thing.

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    For the picture problem just open it with paint and reduce the size by 50%. This should bring the size down to 600k or less which will work fine.
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    Alright ill try. I did it down to 25% for that picture. But it didn't post how I liked.

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    Make sure you open the picture after it has been uploaded to PhotoBucket. Then copy the URL for that opened picture. I was trying, like a dumbarse, to copy the thumbnail URL and the picture was only 150 X 140 pixels. LOL
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    Nice haha. Will do.

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