Old Jan 2, 2005 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by harveybirdman
ok its easy it may sound stupid but just to stupid proof things get 2 paint pens mark every hose befor you disconnect them and mark them on the new radatior once you have marked the hoses ,.....ok here is where you need to pay attention.......do not cut anything ....locate the hoses at the bottom of the radiator ....not sure if yours has it ....they are your tranny cooler lines do not cut these ....their are factory clamps that you can take off with plyers replace these with screw clamps along with all of the other clamps there are 4 hoses you will need to disconnect but its best if you drain the radiator first.......
your fan that is connected to to the radiator un plug it once you have disconnected all hoses and fan wire un bolt top radiator mount and pull it out fan and all disconnect fan from olde radiator and put it on the new one remove all protective caps ....slide new radiator with old fan back in the car....re connect top mount ......put all hoses on" with new clamps"...."make sure you can get to them to screw them down"....screw them downre fill your radiator....."and if you have tranny fluid fill it to "" if you dont have tranny fluid ...."well by this point youll know if you got it or not"" dont worry about it.......i did mine my selfe with all parts and fluids on hand in my drive way in a bout 45 minuets i just took my time ........take you time if it is your first time diong a radiator swap you will save money and if it messes up you will know where to look ..........................oh what kind of car do you have cause i just told you how to do a 1994 honda anyway hope this helps ya out peace and happy new year hbm :rofl:

fifth gens have tranny cooler lines thru the radiator?


Odd.. mine doesnt.
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