Clean Radiator and Condensor ?
Racer
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 473
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From: Newport Oregon
Drive it up on ramps or a couple 2x12s. Clean it with a brush from under the front. Blast from back side. I made a long probe for my compressor with some soft copper tubing. Hit it with water after if you want. No real need to take it all apart.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 6,683
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From: Memphis Tennessee
.........UPDATE
Well I got it reasonably clean and then had the hardest time re-attaching the condensor back to the radiator. In the process I pull out the two plastic bayonete fasteners that hold the front shroud on. No way to reconnect them without a total dis-assembly. It does not seem imperative that these be connected as they just hod things together a bit better.
Really the only thing holding the condensor and radiator in the correct position in the top cover and its four bolts. I never realized just how delicately that is all put together.
Anyway, bottom line, take your time, understand your limitations and take your time!
Well I got it reasonably clean and then had the hardest time re-attaching the condensor back to the radiator. In the process I pull out the two plastic bayonete fasteners that hold the front shroud on. No way to reconnect them without a total dis-assembly. It does not seem imperative that these be connected as they just hod things together a bit better.
Really the only thing holding the condensor and radiator in the correct position in the top cover and its four bolts. I never realized just how delicately that is all put together.
Anyway, bottom line, take your time, understand your limitations and take your time!
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,962
Likes: 29
From: Van Buren Arkansas
Wounded Warrior Escort '11
When I cleaned mine, I didn't remove the condensor or move it at all. Took the top cover off only. To clean though, the first time, I used an air wand that I bought from Harbor Freight for like $4.95. Its got the perfect bend in it to go between the radiator and the condensor to blow garbage back out towards the front. Now where I live, I don't have easy access to my compressor, so I fabricated the same thing but for water. It worked just fine.
Drifting
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,616
Likes: 1
From: Minnesota
I agree with the other guys here - no need to remove everything. Just do it from the bottom and you can get 90% of the stuff out. I do this once a year and usually get a small handful of sand out. When I first did it on my 35k miles coupe I got much more then that. I also used the long wand sprayer for a couple bucks.
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