My fan clutch was going out and the engine was running pretty cool. I could move the fan about 1/4 inch or so. I got the parts at auto zone and a fan clutch wrench from their loan a tool. Getting the thing broke loose was a pain in the ass. I wound up spreading the end of the wrench out to the point it wasn't even catching on the fan clutch. So I hammered that back into place and borrowed a crescent wrench that fit. It took 2 of us to get it broke loose.
While I had everything out the way I pulled the alternator and the thermostat. I'm glad I looked here first, as I would have pulled the wrong hose. I don't know who in their right mind would have said to themselves "let's put the thermostat behind the alternator where people can't even see the end of the radiator hose."
Getting everything back together went pretty smoothly. I filled the radiator, hooked the battery up and fired it up. After waitng forever (by my watch) for the system to burp, I shut it down and put the old coolant into the jugs to go drop it off. Turns out I put in exactly what I took out. I thought that was kinda odd, as I have never had a vehicle that when you dump antifreeze into it, it's full.
Now it is running only 1 line to the left of 210. I will have to address that in a while from now as the wife is pretty pissed. The fan clutch costs alot more than I thought it would and I spent an entire day working on something that I told her would ony take a hour or two.
While I had everything out the way I pulled the alternator and the thermostat. I'm glad I looked here first, as I would have pulled the wrong hose. I don't know who in their right mind would have said to themselves "let's put the thermostat behind the alternator where people can't even see the end of the radiator hose."
Getting everything back together went pretty smoothly. I filled the radiator, hooked the battery up and fired it up. After waitng forever (by my watch) for the system to burp, I shut it down and put the old coolant into the jugs to go drop it off. Turns out I put in exactly what I took out. I thought that was kinda odd, as I have never had a vehicle that when you dump antifreeze into it, it's full.
Now it is running only 1 line to the left of 210. I will have to address that in a while from now as the wife is pretty pissed. The fan clutch costs alot more than I thought it would and I spent an entire day working on something that I told her would ony take a hour or two.