On 5/12/05, David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > any case the general consensus is that you should remove the radiator > anyway to at least inspect it and/or replace it. Oh, absolutely. If it's original, you might as well just replace it while you're under there. If you don't you'll get to pull everything apart again in a few months when Murphy's law kicks in and the radiator dumps your coolant all over the freeway. > It is difficult to > juggle the fan shroud with the fans, the radiator, and the condensor > coil when you are underneath with anti-freeze dripping down your arms. Well, the whole point of not removing the radiator is leaving the hoses connected. When I swapped mine, I didn't get a single drop of anti-freeze because I didn't disconnect the radiator. If you have to disconnect the hoses you might as well just take the radiator out with the fans at that point. > without taking the fan shroud out of the car. In any case it is just > good practice on a 20 year old car to do what needs to be done in > whatever area you are taking apart. That is unless you are trying to > keep your costs down and "cheap out". This means replacing the hoses, > radiator, anti-freeze, and brushes inside the fan motors. I can't argue with that. -Ryan To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/