Re: Radiator and Hose Removal

[srubano@xxxx]

Not that bad to remove the radiator. As always before doing any major 
repairs on any car disconnect the battery especially since you'll be 
working near the electric cooling fans. First drain out your cooling 
system, block the rear wheels (to prevent the car from rolling, 
jackup the front of the car and support it on jack stands and remove 
the front wheels. Disconnect the hoses from the radiator and unplug 
the fans, take them out. The fan assembly is held to the radiator by 
four studs and nuts. The radiator is held in by two studs and nuts on 
the bottom (attaching it to those steel arms) and two bolts ontop 
attaching it to the support brackets. You'll want to try and seperate 
the A/C condensor (located in front of the radiator) from the 
radiator, you don't want to disconnect the A/C lines. It's atached to 
the the radiater by 4 nuts. After removing all that you can remove 
the radiator. Install the new one in reverse order. Over all should 
take you a few hours. 

Make sure you fill the system with a 50/50 mixture of antifreeze to 
water and bleed the cooling system properly. While bleeding the 
system for air turn on your heat in the car, this will remove any air 
from the heater core as well.

Steve

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "W.D.SEARLS, JR." <Buckeye99@xxxx> wrote:
> This seems like my 5 trillionth post in the past month but I have 
had quite
> a few problems lately. Sorry :). What I have run into now is my 
hoses and
> radiator have begun to leak. The hoses have dry-rotted and radiator 
end-caps
> are beginning to leak. What I need to know is if anyone who has 
replaced the
> hoses and radiator have any tips(troublespots, things to look for 
and
> anything dangerous) before I begin my little project. Also how long 
it might
> take for all this work.
> 
> Joel