myfirstlincoln
Dedicated LVC Member
So today I had the tires put on by a Hunter touchless mounting machine and then road balanced. There was practically no damage to the plastidip (only a couple small marks around the outter lip). Overall, I am very pleased. I had Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS Pole Position Ultra High Performance All-Season (245/40/19) tires put on and was "lucky" enough to drive home in horrendous rain - the kind where you have to go 5mph cuz you can't see anything. I had no problems and so far so good. I also like that they have a fairly aggressive tread pattern.
I also replaced the serpentine belt with a Gates (that was much more a PITA than I thought it would be but it was my first time so....)
And I had pretty much all of my cooling parts replaced which leads me to my next question...
There is a hose at the front of the manifold which runs from one side to the other. I have an arrow to it in the pic. A wire which runs toward the cabin of the car is around that hose (which you can also see in pic). When that wire is plugged in, it's really pulling/tight and I'm afraid over time, it will pull the wire out of the plastic connector. It should run on the other side of the hose rather than around it. I attempted to pull the hose off but it seems really snug where it connects to the manifold and before I broke something i figured I would ask. Can I just pull that hose off or is it somehow connected to the fitting and shouldn't be simply pulled off?
I also replaced the serpentine belt with a Gates (that was much more a PITA than I thought it would be but it was my first time so....)
And I had pretty much all of my cooling parts replaced which leads me to my next question...
There is a hose at the front of the manifold which runs from one side to the other. I have an arrow to it in the pic. A wire which runs toward the cabin of the car is around that hose (which you can also see in pic). When that wire is plugged in, it's really pulling/tight and I'm afraid over time, it will pull the wire out of the plastic connector. It should run on the other side of the hose rather than around it. I attempted to pull the hose off but it seems really snug where it connects to the manifold and before I broke something i figured I would ask. Can I just pull that hose off or is it somehow connected to the fitting and shouldn't be simply pulled off?
