Greg,
I'm also an advocate of the 'down and out" approach.
I've noticed from the different responses that the
SNUGNESS of the rad in the cowl varies quite a bit.
(EVERYTHING varies from one Morgan to another).
It might explain why some folks can extract the
unit more easily than others.
One fellow said he could rotate his rad sideways
inside the cowl. I sure can't. That baby is wedged
in there so tight, up or down are my only options
with no room for turning the rad about on it's vertical
axis. I always lose a lot paint and generate lots of
scraping noises on removal (not to mention the cussing)
due to the snugness.
So, down it is, tilting the bottom of the unit towards
the back of the auto as it descends. It ends up with
the front face of the rad flat on the floor with the
top aimed towards the front of the car.
The last time I did this (twice last month) I made a
step-by-step pencil drawing to remind me how to solve
the Chinese puzzle the next time.
Regards,
Joe DeLuca
Sparta, NJ
'62 yellow 4/4 competition model
Morgan 3/4 Group, USA
-----Original Message-----
From: greg solow [mailto:gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 4:40 AM
To: HOOGLY@aol.com; morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TAKING OUT A RADIATOR
Your radiator will come out the bottom quite easily.
Remove the Grill and the box at the base of the grill.
Jack up the car and turn the steering wheel all the way to the right so the
drag link is hard against
the frame front.
Drain the cooling system
Remove the hoses
Disconnect the temp sensor wire and the upper radiator support rods at the
radiator.
Remove the lower radiator mount bolts and rubber bushings.
You should now be able to remove the radiator bringing it down and forward.
It may be helpful to have two friends help by "spreading " the grill opening
slightly by simultaneously pulling up on the top outer edges of both front
fenders if the radiator seems to be to tight a fit to clear the valence
panels as they come forward to the base of the grill.
Regards,
Greg Solow
-----Original Message-----
From: HOOGLY@aol.com <HOOGLY@aol.com>
To: morgans@Autox.Team.Net <morgans@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Sunday, December 06, 1998 6:13 PM
Subject: TAKING OUT A RADIATOR
>I need to remove the radiator from my 1965 +4 (TR4A) for repairs. The
>conventional wisdom seems to be to take it out from the top which involves
>removal of bonnet & cowl. There appears to be space to drop it out the
bottom
>with a lot less fuss and this would seem to be a simpler solution. Maybe
I'm
>missing something. If anyone has any experience with this, I would
>appreciate some advice. Thanks.
>John Rogers
>65 +4
>
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