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Author Topic: Radiator swap  (Read 2001 times)

StreetDoc

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    • 1991 Mercury Capri XR2
Radiator swap
« on: July 04, 2015, 03:24:23 PM »
I just bought an all aluminum radiator from amazon.com and while trying to get the old one out, ran into a problem. I can't get the lower radiator hose connector past the pipe going into the a/c condenser. How have y'all gotten around this issue? Thanks. I don't have any pics of the pipes at this time.
« Last Edit: July 04, 2015, 04:45:38 PM by StreetDoc »
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1991 Mercury Capri XR2
2000 Suzuki Bandit GSF600S

JJ

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Re: Radiator swap
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2015, 01:48:01 PM »
Been a while since I did this.... I assume you've removed the fan from the radiator? I don't remember there being any issues. Also, one time we were working on the exhaust manifold/turbo so had that off and then replaced the radiator. with that out of the way, there's lots of room! :) This was on an xr2
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StreetDoc

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    • 1991 Mercury Capri XR2
Re: Radiator swap
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2015, 05:03:29 AM »
Finally got it. I was trying to remove the fan and radiator as one piece and there were clearance issues. After removing the fan, the radiator came out relatively easy. Thanks for the info!
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1991 Mercury Capri XR2
2000 Suzuki Bandit GSF600S