Fan removal with rad in situ

[Neapo]

Does anyone know if it is possible remove the cooling fans with the radiator in situ?

One of my fans has stopped working and I want to know if I need to remove the radiatior to replace it. I can get to the bolt at mthe top easily enough, the bottom one looks tricky.

Cheers,

Gav

[steviegasgas]

Hi, it is possible to remove the fans without taking the rad off, it is a very fiddly job though to get the bolts off the bottom, especially if they are a bit rusty and seized up. Small socket set or ratchet ring spanner is best, make sure first that it is not the block connector to the fan that is playing up, you can change round the feeds to make sure that the fan is broken, or run a seperate neg and pos to the fan from an old battery or other car. Hope that helps,

[Meatball]

It would be a lot quicker and easier to remove the rad its only 2 nuts and 2 holes
Just done mine today
Try cleaning the ternimals with some sandpaper i bet it springs back to life

Edited by Meatball on Saturday 10th January 20:48

[spend]

I'd definitely just take the rad out rather than faff around in awkward positions / places with rusty nuts Rest is easy to address on the bench, and you can flush stuff out as well

[Meatball]

spend said:

I'd definitely just take the rad out rather than faff around in awkward positions / places with rusty nuts Rest is easy to address on the bench, and you can flush stuff out as well

Would it be worth flushing the whole system after changing a new rad? (ive not filled it up yet)
If so whats the procedure?

[spend]

OTOMH something like:

Open the heater, extend the rad return (bottom pipe) to a drain, pull the stat, refit stat housing & stick a pipe on it to get a nice head then hose water down it... Take several beers, plunder local trollops, quick vindaloo, sleep it off, cup of tea... switch water off