Tryin to get my radiator out...
Tryin to get my radiator out...
My radiator seems to be stuck on something, but I think it's because of the a/c. I've cleared the lines mentioned on shoeboxes site and removed all other lines from it as well. It looks like the one hose coming from the condenser is attached to the very front piece of the radiator. I'm assuming I want to take out both pieces so I can squeeze a cam in there. Am I gonna have to release the a/c pressure? I can't take it anywhere now.
IIRC, the condensor hangs on the radiator. You just have to separate the two where the tabs are.
Ahh...as it says on my site
Ahh...as it says on my site

Lift up on a/c condensor to unhook it from the radiator. Remove the radiator. Try not to damage the fins.
Yeah, I read that on your site. That's for the little hooks that hang on to the condensor line in the lower corner of the passenger side, correct? I have that line unhooked. The driver side moves freely. I can see the two tabs holding the two parts of the radiator together when I look down the gap, but I can't seem to pull the two away from each other. It looks like the half that is closest to the nose is connected to the condensor and it is welded together. When I try to lift the half that has the radiator cap on it, both halves move but won't seperate. I don't want to force it too much and break something.
For the cam to come out of mine, I needed the condenser out of the way, too. I had about 1 millionth of an inch between the cam and the sheet metal in front if it, so I could barely get the cam out. Jacking the back of the engine up a bit helped.
IIRC the plastic air inlet baffle in front of the condenser is held into the radiator with two plastic pushpins that go through the condenser. These hold the condenser to the radiator, but can be pulled out towards the front of car. They are on the left & right sides, about halfway up.
IIRC the plastic air inlet baffle in front of the condenser is held into the radiator with two plastic pushpins that go through the condenser. These hold the condenser to the radiator, but can be pulled out towards the front of car. They are on the left & right sides, about halfway up.
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