yes on the DII you need something small to fit in there. I found an old harbor freight combo wrench that i just ground down. now i have the "special tool".

 

You may save some bucks (couple of hundred) by bringing your radiator to a radiator shop.

Pulled a 15 year old radiator out of D1. Was not leaking or over heating... but decided to pull it while replacing a front cover seal. You can have your radiator dipped, cleaned, soldered, and painted like new for about $75 here in Long Island.

If you have typical fin rot from snow and salt... the radiator can be re-cored for about $200. We are talking hand crafted, thicker fins and thicker flow tubes than anything mass produced that you order off the shelf. That’s all new "guts" if you pardon the expression. They reuse the frame and original flow inlets/outlets.

Just cannot see spending $400 - $500 on a new radiator… unless you are getting some Obama radiator stimulus money? LOL

BTW... no matter what route you go... do not forget to pickup new o-rings for the tranny and oil cooler lines.... or you will wish you did.

Joe

 

So really does everyone remove the fan to replace the radiator? What am I missing here? It seemed very easy the way I did it so I want to make sure that I am not way off base with how I did it.

 

As long as you got the job done who cares how you did it?

 

thicker fins and passages arent really a good thing, it means less cooling. but if its working, then guess its ok

 

You don't have to remove the fan, I didn't either. Just makes it a little more tricky getting the shroud back in..

 

Just making sure I was not missing a time bomb kinda issue. All went well and she drives fine so I am good.

 

That, and your neighbors might be concerned if you did it naked....

 

That depends on your neighbors.

 

Haha, not my neighborhood. Too bad to. I like a good breeze. Was a little cold though. Might not represent very well in chilly weather.