Am I on the right forum? Where are all the guys bitching that your throttle will stick and your truck will explode?
FYI, I did the bypass 2 years ago after replacing the heater plate twice.

 

Do you think the fact he live in Fla and not canada might have something to do with it ?

 

I'm on my 2nd. This time I did it properly. I removed the TB and filed the surface making sure it was not warped. Used a thin layer of gasket sealant on both sides of the gasket. Installed the heater and was careful not to over tighten. Then reinstalled the TB gasket and unit. If this fails, I'm bypassing it. But it should last at least 60K miles.

 

5/16 heater hose, measurer then get a foot extra that what you need. Got to watch your bends, don't kink the hose. I can't remember exactly how much I used. I'll pose a photo. You will also need 2 new hose clamps if you don't have some laying around

 

Here are some photos of mine.

 

You don't even need to connect the two loose ends. You can just stick a properly sized 1" bolt into the end of each hose and plug them. The coolant does not need to flow through the hoses.

 

ROFL I came in hunting for such posts.

I think I read in the RAVE books that it's designed for EXTREME temperatures - I'm talking like -20 to -40 F, and even then you'd need to maintain a constant throttle position such as cruise control etc to get it stuck.

I bypassed mine a while ago but the stupid hoses are getting weak and starting to seep coolant around the clamps. Nothing much left of hose on the one side, really don't want to remove stuff just to replace that stupid hose but I'm tired of my valve cover gaskets remaining constantly wet w/ seeping coolant! All the other coolant hoses are new - upper, lower, pump hoses, heater hoses, expansion tank hard lines, the "tee" etc. Gr.

 

Thank you all for your feedback! ...unfortunately things have gone south for me, or so I think!

Finally found the time this morning to put and end to this bypass issue, but when loosing the clamp that holds the hose coming into the upper intake, the tube where the hose fits, broke off! ...yes, I had seen some moisture around it before, but thought that once replacing the hose and the clamp that prob would go away. I'm assuming age and "water" (not coolant) did its work on that little "metal" tube... it was badly corroded and stuck to the hose; once in my hand, had to cut the hose to get to the tube... the tube is so corroded that is very thing and with cracks and holes, so I guess it was just a matter of time before it made my life more miserable on the side of a road... at least the Disco is well parked in front of the house now!

So now one prob solving has led to another, and I'm looking for ways to solve it, so new feedback will again be very much appreciated!

I'm attaching photos "after the fact" ;-{#

 

now that is real crappy luck..........

replacement intake manifold is in your future, unless you wanna really try to shade tree this.
either you replace the intake or drill that wonderful corroded tube out, tap it and put a bolt in its place, but that comes at the risk of having a bunch of metal particles floating around your cooling system.

me personally, i'd just replace the damm thing.

 

We should hang out.