Delawaresurfman
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Last weekend I went to remove the radiator. Of course the carriage bolt on the left side just spun and spun. The slot in the bottom of the radiator bracket was worn out, not holding the bolt. The right side broke free and could be removed. Today I cut off the frozen bolt. After removing the radiator I noticed several things. 1: the left hand side of the radiator support bracket, also the axle support has a open front slotted hole. This allows for a loose bolt on the left side to just slide out of the axle support. If I would have known this I could have removed the radiator last weekend as the radiator pad had rotted away and provided slack. The right side axle is just a hole that needs the bolt to be placed in the radiator and dropped straight in and then twist the radiator into place, the left bolt can slide into place. 2: some of the radiator shroud sheet metal screws were frozen and needed to be ground out also. Be very carful if you ever replace these. They are very short. If you install ones that are to long the point could go right into the cooling tube and cause a leak. This would be disaster. The reason for removal is the outer bracket needs re soldered. After I get it looked at I'll update further.
