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Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - Brent Swartzentruber - 12-13-2006 17:09 I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a swing- out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was very clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the freon or whatever? Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What a great idea. thanks in adance for the help . . Brent 77FC31 Ventura, CA Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - Rob Robinson - 12-13-2006 17:20 John Finn has a swing radiator and I believe he has pictures and descriptions for DIY. Hopefully he'll chime in here On 13/12/06, Brent Swartzentruber <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a swing- > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was very > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > freon or whatever? > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What a > great idea. > > thanks in adance for the help . . > Brent > 77FC31 > Ventura, CA > > > -- Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson 94 WLWB [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - John - 12-13-2006 19:34 Brent, There are different versions of swing/dutch door radiators and I'm sure that there are different hoses used also. I would do some measuring, to see what lengths of hoses that you would need to complete your swing radiator conversion, so that it actually will swing out. I know that when Randy Dupree built mine, it took a few trips to the NAPA store before we came up with the right combinations in hoses. On my web site you will be able to find some photos and details of the conversion. Just click on the link in my signature below. You may want to also look in the FILES section of this forum for more information and photos of a swing radiator conversion. "REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001" John Finn '82 35FCRB BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE TO VISIT THE "FINN'S INN EXPRESS" REMODELING ADVENTURE GO TO; http://www.pbase.com/image/24977457 HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Robinson" > > John Finn has a swing radiator and I believe he has pictures and > descriptions for DIY. Hopefully he'll chime in here > > On 13/12/06, Brent Swartzentruber <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a swing- > > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was very > > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > > freon or whatever? > > > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What a > > great idea. > > > > thanks in adance for the help . . > > Brent > > 77FC31 > > Ventura, CA > > > > > > > > > > -- > Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson > 94 WLWB > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - Brent Swartzentruber - 12-14-2006 13:07 Any tips on pulling out the compressor? Can I just removed the belt to reduce the noise? --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a swing- > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was very > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > freon or whatever? > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What a > great idea. > > thanks in adance for the help . . > Brent > 77FC31 > Ventura, CA > Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - Doug Engel - 12-14-2006 13:18 Brent, As long as everything else that shares the A/C belt can still be made functional (read:install shorter belt) removing that belt should not create any problem. Doug n' Pokey Brent Swartzentruber <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: Any tips on pulling out the compressor? Can I just removed the belt to reduce the noise? --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a swing- > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was very > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > freon or whatever? > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What a > great idea. > > thanks in adance for the help . . > Brent > 77FC31 > Ventura, CA > Doug Engel, Gunnison, CO. 1981 FC35SB "Pokey" --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - Tom Warner - 12-14-2006 14:16 Why would you want to remove the compressor? The A/C is easy to convert to R134a and if you also modify the fans puts out a lot of cold. http://tinyurl.com/z6p64 Tom warner vernon center,ny 1985 PT 40 At 08:07 PM 12/14/2006, you wrote: >Any tips on pulling out the compressor? Can I just removed the belt >to reduce the noise? > >--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" ><swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a >swing- > > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was >very > > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > > freon or whatever? > > > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What >a > > great idea. > > > > thanks in adance for the help . . > > Brent > > 77FC31 > > Ventura, CA Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - Jeff Miller - 12-14-2006 14:38 You can remove the compressor and the belt, replace the belt with a shorter one to match the other fan belt. You can also leave the compressor and just switch to the shorter belt. - Jeff Miller in Holland, MI --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > Any tips on pulling out the compressor? Can I just removed the belt > to reduce the noise? > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" > <swartzentruber1@> wrote: > > > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a > swing- > > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was > very > > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > > freon or whatever? > > > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What > a > > great idea. > > > > thanks in adance for the help . . > > Brent > > 77FC31 > > Ventura, CA > > > Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - Brent Swartzentruber - 12-15-2006 09:56 Tom, That's not a bad idea, but I'm not sure if the working fluid is the only problem. As far as I know, the A/C hasn't been used in 10 years (the heaters too). I'm guessing that means it would need at least a compressor rebuild. thanks for the pics. --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner wrote: > > Why would you want to remove the compressor? The A/C is easy to > convert to R134a and if you also modify the fans puts out a lot of > cold. http://tinyurl.com/z6p64 > > > > Tom warner > vernon center,ny > 1985 PT 40 > > At 08:07 PM 12/14/2006, you wrote: > >Any tips on pulling out the compressor? Can I just removed the belt > >to reduce the noise? > > > >--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" > ><swartzentruber1@> wrote: > > > > > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > > > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a > >swing- > > > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > > > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > > > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > > > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > > > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > > > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > > > > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was > >very > > > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > > > > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > > > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > > > freon or whatever? > > > > > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What > >a > > > great idea. > > > > > > thanks in adance for the help . . > > > Brent > > > 77FC31 > > > Ventura, CA > Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - Brent Swartzentruber - 12-15-2006 10:16 This question just occured to me after reading one of Tom's old posts about draining the coolant - do I have to open some valves somewhere (heaters?) in order to get all the coolant out. The previous owner said the engine heaters don't work, but that could mean anything coming from him. Are there valves for these heaters that could be trapping coolant? Brent 77FC31 Ventura, CA --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a swing- > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was very > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > freon or whatever? > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What a > great idea. > > thanks in adance for the help . . > Brent > 77FC31 > Ventura, CA > Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . . - davidkerryedwards - 12-15-2006 10:25 Yes. At least on my 82 there are both electric (Sporlan) and gate valves that control the flow of coolant thru the chassis heaters. They would need to be open to drain the whole system. There's a gate valve at each side of the engine, a Sporlan valve in the front. I think there's also another valve in the right rear underneath if I recall correctly. Kerry 82 FC 35 Denver --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > This question just occured to me after reading one of Tom's old > posts about draining the coolant - do I have to open some valves > somewhere (heaters?) in order to get all the coolant out. > > The previous owner said the engine heaters don't work, but that > could mean anything coming from him. Are there valves for these > heaters that could be trapping coolant? > > Brent > 77FC31 > Ventura, CA > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Swartzentruber" > <swartzentruber1@> wrote: > > > > I'm in the process of pulling apart the front of my 77FC31 for the > > first time. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it has a > swing- > > out radiator (the previous owner didn't know what that was when I > > asked, but the original owner must have been on top of things). > > None of the hoses are long enough to allow it to swing out, so I'm > > guessing I will have to drain the coolant and remove the hoses to > > properly inspect the front of the engine and the belts. Any > > recommendations on hose and/or hose length for this setup. > > > > I drained a small amount of coolant from the radiator. It was > very > > clean and a yellow color. Any ideas on the brand of coolant? > > > > The dash AC is out of commission, so I'm tempted to remove the > > compressor. How big of a job is this? Is there a drain for the > > freon or whatever? > > > > Oh, and I figured out too late that the bumper swings down. What > a > > great idea. > > > > thanks in adance for the help . . > > Brent > > 77FC31 > > Ventura, CA > > > |