71 Radiator Schroud Question
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71 Radiator Schroud Question
Removed and Had radiator leak fixed. Removing Schroud was not as hard getting back in. Is there a trick to it? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
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you remove the bolts holding the radiator support on both sides and loosen the bolts on the bottom of the radiator support. You then push the radiator support forward to get clearance to install the radiator and shroud together.
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Thanks. I did all of the above. Installing rad and schroud together is quite a major effort!!! After flinging some 1/2 inch wrenches and lots of selective language and effort I managed to squeeze rad in after schroud. Miserable job. Funny, I did this same job on my 80 many years ago and do not remember any of this hassle.
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Thanks. I did all of the above. Installing rad and schroud together is quite a major effort!!! After flinging some 1/2 inch wrenches and lots of selective language and effort I managed to squeeze rad in after schroud. Miserable job. Funny, I did this same job on my 80 many years ago and do not remember any of this hassle.
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install shroud over water pump/ fan first, just leave it lay loose.
then install radiator, as you are getting radiator in place,
move shroud to general final location.
then bolt down radiator, then shroud.
then install radiator, as you are getting radiator in place,
move shroud to general final location.
then bolt down radiator, then shroud.
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It will press in.....it will also seem like you are going to break it while trying.....but once you get the hump over the control arm...it drops in....
Did two in 5 months.....as long as the shroud is not brittle....it will not break.
Mine is the original 72' shroud.....and I got it in intact.
Jebby
Did two in 5 months.....as long as the shroud is not brittle....it will not break.
Mine is the original 72' shroud.....and I got it in intact.
Jebby
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I always remove the rad/shroud/support as a complete unit. It is a straight forward job with no hassles and minimum to no swearing. Two support bolts underneath, three in each fender well, one brace and the ground strap,the hood and other than draining and removing the hoses and fan with clutch, you are good to go. The whole thing lifts right out and you can service everything. Mine is a 69 427 and my idea is that cutting the shroud to remove or replace it or the rad is a butcher job at best. I have also done my wife's 78 the same way. It is at most a 2 hour job to remove or to replace and it sure beats standing there looking at it in frustration.
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You obviously don't have A/C in either car. Or, you have a lot of B.S.
Oh...one more possibility....you are the master genius mechanic with world fame and have no peers on this Earth.
Which is it?
Oh...one more possibility....you are the master genius mechanic with world fame and have no peers on this Earth.
Which is it?
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"you are the master genius mechanic with world fame and have no peers on this Earth."
Why, or where would you even dig this crap up from? I am none of the above. I bought my first Corvette in 1970. It was a 69 427 and have owned just under 40 of them since. I now have my 69 and my C6 Z06 while my wife has had her 78 S/A for over 20 years. I have owned an engine shop since 1971 but do not consider myself a genius, have no world fame, and most of my peers know a hell of a lot more than me. All I advocated was that doing it the right way was actually easier in the end with less frustration or cutting up perfectly good parts.
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I still have nightmares of this job and, I did it about 7 years ago. I've seen posts where people have pulled the whole unit out with support.i thought that would still be tough with A/C. I have to pull it again soon but not looking forward to it