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

[Brent Swartzentruber]

Yeah, it's like the lion, the witch, and Wanderlodge. There's a
whole mysterious adventure in this thing once you get past the
doors.
Thanks to all and to Jeff for the thorough layout. I'll have to
check on that. I really need a steam clean to start. Sounds like
the heating system is worth recovering.

I'm thinking of just leaving all the valves as is until after Baja,
as I don't want to open another can of Wander Worms just yet. I
have tonight and two days to spend on the bird, and my list is long
enough already. I bought CAT antifreeze and plan to recapture it
($100) next time I break into the lines. I wonder how many gallons
total is in the whole cooling system - I drained out 10 gal. I
guess I will have to water my neighbor lawn with it - the neighbor
that called the cops twice because I had it parked on the street in
front of MY house.

I wonder if I could put a big gate valve on the bottom radiator hose
to enable the radiator to swing? I would still have to disconnect
the top hoses, but maybe a good compromise.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
<MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote:
>
> 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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