Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . .
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12-13-2006, 17:20
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Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . .
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] |
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