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> > > My son got into a slight accident that cause the top mounting pin
> > > sticking up on the radiator to break off and expose a hole through th= e
> > > top of the radiator - the mounting bracket is fine, there appears to = be
> > > nothing bent and it's just that plastic pin that appears to have snap= ped
> > > off.
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> > > I can purchase a new Radiator from Advanced Auto Parts for about $200= .
> > > It appears to be just a few hose connections, a couple connectors for
> > > the fans, and little else...
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> > > Anyone done this and care to share their snags or other insight? >
> > Replacing a radiator is pretty much as straight forward as it would app= ear
> > to be. =A0Do be prepared though, after you're done, you may find yourse= lf
> > wrestling with evacuating all of the air from the system. =A0Trapped ai= r can
> > cause the water pump not to circulate the coolant properly, and it may = tend
> > to want to overheat until you get all of the air out. =A0It will likely= take
> > cycles of running it, topping off the coolant, shutting it down, toppin= g off
> > the coolant, ad nauseum. =A0Squeezing the radiator hoses can sometimes = help
> > move the air bubbles, sometimes not.
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> > Take the opportunity though, to flush the system and put new coolant in= .
> > You can flush it with just a garden hose and clear water. =A0Sometimes = the
> > garden hose is useful in pushing the trapped air through the block and = out
> > to atmosphere.
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> Thanks for the feedback - it appears that in addition to the
> transmission cooling that there are brackets that pass something on the
> front side of the Radiator unit - I can't see without taking the grill
> off, but on the left/right side there are aluminum/silver colored metal
> with two sets of connection on the passenger side - they run around to
> the back side of the engine and down under... I thought it was the
> transmission at first, but one of the lines has a cap with a H on it,
> like some of the cooling systems do in other vehicles...
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> As I typed the above, I wonder if the "H" represents Heating, as in a
> heater core line for heating in the cold vs. an AC line?
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> You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
> voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. = =A0
> Trust yourself.
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The a/c evaporator is bolted to the radiator. Once you remove the fans, you'll need to remove the four screws attaching the radiator to the evaporator. There will be two in the top of the radiator and one on each side facing rearward. After doing this, you'll be able to leave the evaporator in place while removing the radiator.