Removal of old and installation of new radiator RESOLVED

[4uall]

I am participating in a parade tomorrow and I have been sitting on a new rad and hoses from my lovers @ http://www.autoricambi.us/ Hoping to remove and replace tonight (weather permitting ). Any do's & don'ts? Anyone done this recently? Any steps/pics etc? I will document myself.

I did find this

http://www.mirafiori.com/124/cooling.html

[spiderdan]

Any do's & don'ts?

Do it after the parade
Don't do it before the parade!

Come to Preston St tonight and party

[KidDingo]

Jay, I've had my radiator in and out a couple of times.

The biggest pain, in my opinion, is draining and refilling the system. It can be messy.

Some tips:

1. get a covered drain pan from Canadian Tire http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/scept ... 3108p.html, rinse it thoroughly with cold water before use. Drain your coolant into the pain so you can reuse it. Pour the coolant back in using a funnel covered over with some pantyhose so it will filter any dirt.

2. depending on what you have in your tool kit, you might need to remove the air cleaning box to get at the bottom mounting bolt on the passenger side

3. when removing and installing the fan, you will need to tilt it at an angle to get it in and out. It's a little weighty, so be careful you don't scratch anything.

4. tag the wires that connect to the fan and the temp switch. I use folded over sticky labels so I don't have to think about reconnecting things - it's virtually automatic this way. There was another connecter I had to play with, but I can't recall what it was - power to the fan I think(?)

5. be careful with the rubber mounting grommets. They might be worn out making it difficult to get everything back in

Honestly, though, it's an easy enough job if you have 60 or 90 minutes, but I'd leave it until I had a whole weekend in case something snags. You don't want to be rushing about at the last minute if you encounter something untoward. And you don't want to be worried about overheating if yo don't refill the cooling system correctly.

[4uall]

Dan, I'm there tonight providing my Rogers appt goes without any snags

Michael, thanks. I am going to refill with new rad fluid. I do have all new grommets. Just dont want to be the guy in the parade that blows his rad I can probably bang this out pretty quick. Garage, tools, light, passion and this forum

[spiderdan]

Good luck Jay but just in case, make sure you are behind me in the parade

Hope to CU tonight.

[4uall]

Oh, I'll be behind you in the parade big boy

[spiderdan]

Didn't see that coming
Then again I wouldn't want to...

[spiderdan]

A good friend would offer to go help you with your rad...
But since I'm just a friend...
How much beer ya got?

[81SPIDERMATT]

new one is thicker I think I remember fiddling with the lower support some ... but cant remember

[4uall]

A good friend would offer to go help you with your rad...
But since I'm just a friend...
How much beer ya got?

Whatever i have is yours LOL

I may just leave it for tonight

[BEEK]

beer = installation fluid

[ScotcH]

We'll be out tomorrow as well ... probably not in the parade, but out around lunch time! Might need a push start as my starter is going fast

[spiderdan]

Might need a push start as my starter is going fast

Always lots of "push help" at the parade.
Good time last night and should be a great day today.

Come by and introduce yourself

[4uall]

Hope you had a good time there. We had a blast

Speaking of pushing

[ScotcH]

Might need a push start as my starter is going fast

Always lots of "push help" at the parade.
Good time last night and should be a great day today.

Come by and introduce yourself

I was admiring your spider when it was parked ... pointing out all the differences in the older version to my wife. Was a great day! And some dude in a black spider handed candy to my wife