Quote Originally Posted by McGuyver View Post
Hi Paul, Nice work and photos as always. Wish I would have seen this sooner. Some folks drill and tap the water pump for the LS3 steam vent. So in true build fashion if you decide to go that route the pump may need to come out again.
I have not addressed my transmission vent yet, does that AC Delco part connect to anything other than the vent on the transmission?
Thanks,
Ed
Thanks. For the steam vent, based on my study of options right after I received the engine I've been planning to route to the upper radiator hose. My idea right now is I will probably replace the kit supplied plastic T-filler with a metal one and drill/tap the fitting for the steam line into that. Many put an added adapter into the upper radiator hose with a connection. But that's an additional cut in the line with two more clamps and more places to maintain and leak. Plus the upper hose ends up pretty short overall. I think the T-filler will be the best choice. For that vent hose, the only connection to the trans is the small line coming out of the case where it's attached in my pic. The front length of hose has a plastic one-way valve and it just gets routed forward and tied off somehow. The rear hose is where the fluid would come out if it came to that. So it needs to be routed to the underside and tied off. Both of those are still TBD on my build based on adding everything else that has to go in then will decide how best to route and tie them off.