Hi All, I need to switch out my radiator on a '96 K1500 w/ 5.7L engine. When I look down from the top I see four metal "hoses"?two on each side, and a rubber hose up at the top right. My question is; what is involved with removing and replacing the radiator? Is it just to unhook the four metal "hoses" and the rubber hose unbolt it and slide it out? Or do I have to tear my truck halfway apart to get it out. Also do you have any advice about what kind of radiator I should pick up?..Double Core, Four Core, All Metal, or OEM? I find that the OEM parts with the plastic on the sides look a little fragile when compared to an all metal one. Any help that you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Also my truck has another smaller radiator in front of the main radiator?..Power Steering, or Transmission?
Thank You, Todd
PS: Could someone tell me how everyone finds out the spec on what transmission that they have, and what ratio rear end they have? I bought my truck used and would like to know, but the mechanics I have taken my truck to never really tell me definitively.