TECHNICALY ALL OF IT CAN BE REMOVED. LEAGALY NONE OF IT CAN BE REMOVED. IT DEPENDS IN HOW STRINGENT YOUR STATES EMISSIONS LAWS ARE AND IF THEY ARE INFORCED. ALL THE EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT IN YOU RIG WERE PUT THERE TO MAKE IT COMPLIANT WITH ETHER STATE OF California EMMISIONS LAWS, OR FEDERAL EMMISIONS LAWS.
Changing a radiator in a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am can be a difficult task. To remove the radiator, all of the radiator hoses will need to be disconnected from the radiator. The transmission lines will also need to be removed. After all of the hoses are disconnected, remove all of the clips that are holding the radiator in place. Lift the radiator up and place with a new one. All the hoses and clips will need to be put back in place with the new radiator.
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You've got radiator hoses, heater hoses, power steering hoses, vacuum line hoses, etc. Probably best if you purchased a shop repair manual for that vehicle to show how/where they are routed.
i own a 2003 dodge durango slt plus. i have experienced the small emissions leak. first check the emissions vacuum hoses under the hood. when the hoses get old they crack and create a vacuum leak. be very careful checking the hoses, sometimes they crack the length of the hose which is hard to see at times. my leak was under the vehicle. i would guess that is most likely where yours is. underneath the vehicle on the drivers side towards the back you will see a black rectangular box with hoses coming out of it. check those hoses. like i said that was where my leak was and it seems to pop up every few yrs.
Good luck trying to hook up that mess. Can't even distinguish the routing by looking at my Haynes manual. That's why I removed ALL emissions on my '81 3A-C.
The most common leaks are cracked vapor hoses and a loose gas cap.
Large evaporative emissions vapor leak. Check gas cap and all hoses from the engine to the gas tank.
upper and lower end of radiator
Could be the rad. , the thermostat, hoses, fan. You have to check all.
The 2000 Pontiac Grand Am engine idle vacuum hose is located on the back of the injector fuel pump. A diagram of the vacuum hoses can be obtained from most General Motors dealerships.
on my 98 heater hoses are at the firewall to the right as you go under the hood. voyager have a tendency to clog up heater cores
Connect the Freon recharge hoses to the ports on the air conditioner compressor. With the hoses connected release the Freon into the compressor.