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Being low on fluids, I decided against driving it so, it will stay there until Saturday when I can put in more transmission fluid.

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Here is a side by side comparison of the two.
It is important to note that I neglected to bring extra transmission fluid and being that this is Christmas day, I was unable to go buy more.

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As you can see, there was still a bit of a leak

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And here it sits.
That white crap is some JB weld type of stuff which is supposed to fix radiator cracks.

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a 10mm takes the two radiator supports off

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Here you will need a 5/8 and a 1/2 inch line wrench.
The key is to hold the 5/8 still while taking the smaller one off.
I thought that the bigger 5/8 part needed to come out so this was 45 minutes wasted.
Had I looked at my new radiator first, it ...

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The upper radiator hose now needs to come off.

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We also have two bolts along the top. these hold in this coolant line which goes to the intake and it also helps hold the fan shroud on

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Now for the radiator swap.
I have already drained it and flushed the engine.
First off comes the overflow hose.

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Here you will need a 5/8 and a 1/2 inch line wrench.
The key is to hold the 5/8 still while taking the smaller one off.
I thought that the bigger 5/8 part needed to come out so this was 45 minutes wasted.
Had I looked at my new radiator first, it ...

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451 hits | 112.97 KB | Posted: 12/25/09
Now for the radiator swap.
I have already drained it and flushed the engine.
First off comes the overflow hose.

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We also have two bolts along the top. these hold in this coolant line which goes to the intake and it also helps hold the fan shroud on

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446 hits | 85.46 KB | Posted: 12/25/09
a 10mm takes the two radiator supports off

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And here it sits.
That white crap is some JB weld type of stuff which is supposed to fix radiator cracks.

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And the aftermath of me not paying attention to the shards of metal..
That one was to the bone.

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Before twisting a wrench, I decided to try to find the oil leak. I am 99% sure it is the rear main seal.
The top of the engine looks pretty clean.

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As you can see, there was still a bit of a leak

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Backing the old girl onto the lift.