swapped the radiator in the 60 tonight. first time i'd ever torn into one... here are some tips for anyone who may need to do one.
only pull the top left and right bolts in the front. the four lower bolts hold a bracket, not the radiator. the lower radiator bolts are accessed from the top. \
you do not need to remove the surge tank to get to the left lower bolt, but you will need to pop it off to get the radiator out, so just pull the dang thing off now.
while wd40 will make it nice to pop the upper mounting bushings into the radiator, they will make it a bitch to get the second side of the bushing to stay attached.
don't buy a new upper radiator hose if you just replaced it last summer when you put the new water pump on.
install the lower radiator hose on the water pump before you install the radiator because i have small arms and i still had a hell of a time wedging my arm between the shroud and alternator belt to tighten the clamp.
regardless of what your neighbor thinks, it's perfectly normal to use a hairdryer to dry the fresh paint on your lower radiator pipe.
only pull the top left and right bolts in the front. the four lower bolts hold a bracket, not the radiator. the lower radiator bolts are accessed from the top. \
you do not need to remove the surge tank to get to the left lower bolt, but you will need to pop it off to get the radiator out, so just pull the dang thing off now.
while wd40 will make it nice to pop the upper mounting bushings into the radiator, they will make it a bitch to get the second side of the bushing to stay attached.
don't buy a new upper radiator hose if you just replaced it last summer when you put the new water pump on.
install the lower radiator hose on the water pump before you install the radiator because i have small arms and i still had a hell of a time wedging my arm between the shroud and alternator belt to tighten the clamp.
regardless of what your neighbor thinks, it's perfectly normal to use a hairdryer to dry the fresh paint on your lower radiator pipe.