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Posted by Snowmobile [Email]  (#686)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Snowmobile) on Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:33:55
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Just finishing this job up. Not too hard, but a few tips missing in the WIS and/or conflicting with general advice on the net. This is a 2004 arc automatic.
I removed lots of crap in the way (battery, bypass valve + pipe - actually removed the whole intake to the TB, but didn't bother to remove the AMM hose)
Fan removal - the ATF cooler lines have a hanger that are screwed on to the fan way under the fan out of view. WIS only mentions the 2 obvious screws holding the fan on at the top, but the fan won't come out if you don't detach it from the ATF lines.
Speaking of ATF lines, if you live up north where everything corrodes (like me), this would be a great time to replace them. Mine are a rusty mess but I didn't have the parts on hand :-(
Rad install - if you have skinny hands like me, forget putting the lower rad hose on the rad before installing like everyone else says. This makes it much easier to fit the rad into the car. The trick with the lower hose is to replace the lower hose clamp with a stainless worm screw style (normal) hose clamp and get it close but loose enough to install. I was able to get a hand in there and fit the hose on the rad, then angle the clamp so the head pointed more or less toward the heat shield - very easy to get a long socket extension on it, or long screwdriver, and easy to tighten so long as the fan is not in yet. Honestly, it took less effort to do this than to connect the hose onto the water pump - no more than a minute or 2. I took the rad out with that hose in place and it was a challenge. The hose kept getting caught on hoses etc in there...
ATF Cooling lines. Definitely tighten the lower one without the fan in the car. Make sure the hanger tabs line up on the lines before tightening! Also make sure the soft parts of the lines near the tranny do not rub against the sharp edges of the subframe. Mine were when I took it apart, but had not worn through *yet*...
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