[V8] Radiator R&R

[Kneale Brownson]

I don't see how you'd remove the radiator without pulling the bumper.  The
bumper will come off easier than the radiator will come out, I'd think.

Opening the radiator drain will make a mess and not get all the fluid out
of the hoses or engine.  I have a length of hose I can hoseclamp to the
drain tube so I can run coolant into a 5 gallon bucket.  This is with the
car raised above the top of the bucket.  I have a hoist but you could use a
similar setup with the car on ramps.  You'll still get a mess because, as I
noted, the radiator drain doesn't really drain the hoses and engine.

You can separate the oil cooler radiator from the radiator and let it hang.
 Same for the A/C condenser.  You'll have to take the transmission oil
cooling lines loose from the radiator, which I presume means this also
would be a good time to do a draining/refilling of the tranny oil prior to
hooking up to the new radiator.  Also a messy job.  If I remember correctly
from reading here about tranny oil flushing,  you'll get some drainage out
of the disconnected oil lines (like a never-ending drip), but not empty the
tranny because you have to run the tranny pump to actually flush out.  


At 08:28 AM 7/27/2006 -0400, Michele_Deltergo at KeyBank.com wrote:
>
>I did not see any write ups on the KB.  Was wondering typical length.
>Bentley is useless here.  was wondering if bumper removal was
>necessary/recommended?
>Tips?