Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:33:01 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: c900 radiator replacement procedure?
in article 3shasfFo49t5U1nospamvidual.net, Dave Hinz at DaveHinznospamcop.net wrote on 29/10/2005 14:13: > On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:51:37 GMT, Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> Note any drill holes >> on the old one, since you may need to rub a pattern for your replacement >> radiator. > > I was wondering about that part. I'm sure you know this trick, or have a better one, but lining up paper with a common line on each radiator and then stabbing through the holes works. Just line up the paper on the new one, mark up and drill away. Hopefully, the two are constructed the same or you'll end up with a leaky one :) >> While the coolant is drained, it'd be worth removing the major rubber >> coolant pipework, cleaning up the bosses and replacing the jubilee clips. > > Well, it's in someone else's parking lot right now, and I think I can do > it there but I don't want to push it. Of course, new hoses and new > clamps. Do they know your mechanical skill level? You _could_ be a complete novice and take some time over the job ... ? Nothing a bottle of malt wouldn't smooth over, I'm sure. Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/