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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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i am taking out and replacing my radiator with a used one, anyone have any writeups or help with taking one out? im having trouble with the fans right now. thanks in advance
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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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The fans are alot easier to get out from the bottom. After you get the fans off its a piece of cake.
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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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leave the fans on and pull everything all at once.
1) drain coolant
2) remove lid and rad cover
3) remove the hoses
4) unclip the connectors from the fans
5) unclip the harness from the shrouds
6) lift up a little and seperate the radiator from the condenssor (2 locating tabs - 1 on either side)
7) lift up and out
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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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I just did mine today and it was a pita, but I did it all from the top except for one of the hard lines which I had to crawl under to do.
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Old Jun 10, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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The fans have a clip. One on either side and it slides out from the top. You can do it a whole lot easier from the bottom just pushing it upward.
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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there is a line going from under the block to under maybe the condenser? do i need mto take it off?
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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never mind, i got it. that was a ************ to get out, i cannot imagine getting out the engine.
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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never mind, i got it. that was a ************ to get out, i cannot imagine getting out the engine.
Yes sir, it was a real pita. Looks like it would be a lot easier to lift out the entire evaporator, radiator, and fans all as one assembly, but **** that. I'm not gonna drain my a/c system just to get out the radiator. Probably would have been easier though
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^ you don't have to evacuate the ac to remove the radiator and fans as 1 piece. I remove these parts all the time with varrying jobs on these cars. Every time I've pulled the radiator it comes out with the fans attatched.
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 11:37 PM
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you can read the write up on ls1howto.com. its included in the first part of the cam install. its the writeup i used!
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