[V8] Radiator Removal

[Steve B]

... the transmission oil cooler is a part of the radiator.  You pop the hard oil lines and disconnect the rubber hoses for coolant and the radiator comes out as a unit.

Steve Buchholz

bw at UDel.Edu wrote:

>From the 2004 Archives, Steve and John gave the details that will get me 
>started.~ Any other details about separating the integral oil cooler?  Can oil find 
>it's way into the radiator coolant in this "junction", maybe in the O-ring area? 
>                                                                         Thanks,  Bob
>"While the V8s radiator isn't that difficult to swap, it is more complicated 
>than any other car I've personally had to work on ... primarily due to the 
>fact that it has an integral transmission oil cooler.  Make sure you have 
>replacement o-ring seals for that.  You will need to remove the belly pan 
>and bumper, pull the A/C condenser loose from the front of the rad and let 
>it swing down, pull off the coolant hoses and tranny cooler lines ... I 
>think you need to pull the engine oil cooler, electric fan and the shroud 
>for the belt driven one, but I'm not 100% on that.  For some reason I also 
>pulled the intake horns that sit on the front side of the core support ... 
>and needed to get some replacement plastic "rivets" that hold it in place. 
>Steve B" 
>
>"Hi, having just removed and re-installed mine twice in the last two days I 
>feel a need to respond. It really is pretty straight forward and once you 
>have the bumper off shouldn't take more than 20 minutes. 
>-drain (lower left blue plug) 
>-Remove top and bottom coolant hoses 
>-pull electrical plug on the bottom of the radiator below hose. 
>-pull trans oil cooler lines 
>-either remove AC condensor entirely or swing down the unit saving your 
>freon 
>-I did not remove oil cooler and did not have to on the 3 times I have done 
>this., nor did I remove any fan or shroud this last time. 
>-loosen the two rubber mounted bolts on the bottom 
>-pull radiator free.          Good luck,  John" 
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