Radiator

Information on the naturally-aspirated KA24E and KA24DE engines.
sk8kei
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I'm about to take out the radiatior form 89240sx..is anything I should concern?where are those bolts holding the radiator?I only see 4 studs (2 tops and 2 bottom)from the radiator sitting on the metal.How long will it take to take it out?


180fan
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Car: 89 fastback

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just be careful of the shroud when pulling it out. Make sure it doesn't rake against your radiator. that is all.

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Dattebayo
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Um, empty the coolant first?Use the twist plug on the bottom of the radiator on the side.

Im pretty sure you thought of that one, though.Also be careful of the a/c coils in front of it. Freon is not your friend.

slipnfall
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Nothing you can really goof up, if you're replacing it. Don't loose the two rubber gromets on the bottom of the radiator...

hbrown
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Pretty simple- some of the shroud bolts can be a minor PITA though. 10mm socket with extentions and maybe a universal will get em. I seem to recall the biggest difficulty was the darn fan clutch bolts. I was having trouble snaking the shroud out from around it and decided it would be easier to remove the durn fan- it can probably be done without doing that, but I was messing up the fins on the radiator and decided to get the fan out they way. Give yourself a few hours to do it. Good luck.


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