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I have all hoses and lines free from the radiator of my 98 Deville. Fans are removed. But radiator seems to be attached to the AC condensor. What's the trick?

Submitted: 147 days and 18 hours ago.
Category: Car
Value: $13
Status: CLOSED
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Year: 1998
Make: Cadillac
Model: Deville
Engine: Northstar

Already Tried:
Have removed the 2 10mm bolts from the bracket at the top of each side. There still seems to be something holding the radiator to the condenser...

Posted by Jan Andersson 147 days and 18 hours ago.

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look further down between the radiator and the condenser, there may be one or two bolts holding the two together that you missed. They can sometimes be covered by dirt. I can't remember this vehicle in detail, but I think there could be 1-2 bolts and a couple of clips or "hooks" that still hold them together. Bolts come out first, then you can slide the two apart to disengage the hooks/tabs/whatchamacallums.

147 days and 17 hours ago.

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You were absolutely right. Two 7mm bolts on each side then a hard to get to 7mm on a bracket holding the AC lines on the DS. Finally got the radiator out only to discover a crack in the PS tank cap about 2 inches long. Debating as whether to try and repair it (JB Weld) or replace the radiator to the tune of $160. Any suggestions?

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Power Steering tank is not under pressure, JB weld should hold. You may be able to find a replacement on Ebay for just a couple of bucks. Radiators are under pressure and I would leave all structural repairs to a professional radiator shop. They can do wonders, but can they do it for considerably less than the cost of a new radiator, I don't know. $160 for a radiator doesn't sound too bad to me. You'll know it is, well, as good as new!

You can fix an old radiator, but there's no guarantee it wouldn't develop another problem shortly thereafter. For example, if you had one leak in it and you fixed it, you now effectively raise the operating pressure back to normal, and the next weakest spot in the radiator may fail. You take your chances, sometimes you luck out and sometimes you wasted your money and end up buying a new one after all. Personally, if it's not some ultra rare or expensive radiator, I usually buy a new one for my own vehicles or recommend a new one for others for the reliability reasons above.

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