Swing out radiator, antifreeze color, compressor belt, and . . .

[Mike Hohnstein]

I see an amazing journey of discovery and awareness in your immediate future.
Flushing lines, changing hoses and clamps, learning about the mysteries of
Sporlan valves and the interesting problem solving of the South Georgia work
force, since retired. The AC can be brought back to life with a larger
condenser and replacement pump. I didn't flush the system adequately on the
first go round and got to change the expansion valve on vacation last year. You
want to change over to 134A of course.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Brent Swartzentruber
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:16 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Swing out radiator, antifreeze color,
compressor belt, and . . .


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
>





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