| [GMCnet] Finally got the radiator out [message #84741] |
Sat, 15 May 2010 18:13  |
Richard Brown
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I finally got the radiator out of the coach today. Of course, the transmission lines were the biggest PITA of the exercise. The A/C condenser coil had a bad hos & a kinked hard line, so we simply removed it & the oil cooler from the coach instead of tying them back. I figure that someone may come along & steal them if I left them there (we've had a rash of copper thefts in our area lately). I locked them in the trunk of my car that I'm not driving ATM. I hope to take it to a shop soon & get an estimate on repair costs.
BTW, I measured the core as best I could. It is approximately 28 5/8" long by 25 1/2" tall. I forgot to measure thickness.I'm not sure where to measure at. I measured from inside the flange for length & the core not counting the reinforcing plates from top to bottom.I'll try to pass on whatever part numbers for the core and prices I get when I get them.
Richard & Carol Brown
PO Box 941
Lindale, TX. 75771
1974 GMC Eleganza SE (DILLIGAF)
wings77sporty@sbcglobal.net
(903)881-0192
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1974 Eleganza SE
1174 Hickory Hills Dr.
Murchison, TX. 75778
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| Re: [GMCnet] Finally got the radiator out [message #84841 is a reply to message #84741] |
Sun, 16 May 2010 13:48  |
Richard Brown
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I'd love to modify the support so that it can be replaced easier, but I have to work with what I have. Without access to a welder or cutter, it's going to have to stay the way it is for the foreseeable future. Getting the radiator repaired, replacing the hoses, & getting a new brake booster are higher on the list.
Richard & Carol Brown
PO Box 941
Lindale, TX. 75771
1974 GMC Eleganza SE (DILLIGAF)
wings77sporty@sbcglobal.net
(903)881-0192
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| Re: [GMCnet] Finally got the radiator out [message #84842 is a reply to message #84841] |
Sun, 16 May 2010 14:05 |
Steven Ferguson
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Richard,
I mounted a 2" strap on each side of the support with self drilling
sheet metal screws, removed the straps, made a cut between them on
each side. No welder needed, easy to do, makes getting the rad in and
out quite simple.
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Richard Brown
<wings77sporty@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I'd love to modify the support so that it can be replaced easier, but I have to work with what I have. Without access to a welder or cutter, it's going to have to stay the way it is for the foreseeable future. Getting the radiator repaired, replacing the hoses, & getting a new brake booster are higher on the list.
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> Richard & Carol Brown
> PO Box 941
> Lindale, TX. 75771
> 1974 GMC Eleganza SE (DILLIGAF)
> wings77sporty@sbcglobal.net
> (903)881-0192
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Steve Ferguson
'76 EII
Sierra Vista, AZ
Urethane bushing source
www.bdub.net/ferguson/
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