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Rear Radiator Removal

June 26, 2024, 01:40:10 pm

I've been searching for advice on removing the radiator from my coach. Lots of info on side mount removal, but not so much rear. It appears that it may just be able to come straight out the back. Any brains I could pick would be very appreciated!

Also...

My wife and I were at a rest stop in Nebraska last week, 6-19-24 and witnessed a murder. There were several other people there and no one tried to help! Most actually left before the police arrived. We were parked directly in front of the couple that were stabbed. Once I stepped out to intervene the guy ran to his car and left. I tried to save the man but he was stabbed in the neck and chest and died before the ambulance showed up. My point is, if the guy had knocked on our door, I would have opened it to see what he wanted and it could have been me and my wife...
Please stay vigilant.

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Reply #1 – June 26, 2024, 01:55:22 pm

Wow I read about that, terrible!!  It is a sad day when people will not help someone.

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Reply #2 – June 26, 2024, 02:25:35 pm

Some 20+ years ago I had my rear radiator replaced.  I have the Detroit 6V92 300 hp.  I would imagine your radiator is the same size or smaller.  The radiator came out the back opening.  The mechanics did have have to notch the fiberglass opening at the bottom to allow flanges on the radiator to pass.  Whether they really needed to do that or not I don't know, I wasn't able to be there.
Besides the engine, my rear cap might be slightly different from yours as well.  For the 1991 model year only, they used a thick plastic bumper that (I think) required a change to the cap verses your stainless steel bumper.  I don't think that change would have impacted the opening for the radiator but I thought I should mention it. 
BTW, my coach is 96" wide like yours.

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Reply #3 – June 26, 2024, 02:26:14 pm

This is all I could find on rear radiator removal.

u280 rediator removal

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Reply #4 – June 26, 2024, 02:47:50 pm

Thanks for the replies! From the looks of it, it seems pretty straightforward, but we'll see. It has been one thing after another these last two weeks.
I have a large engine hoist, maybe that'll make removal and installation easier.

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Reply #5 – June 26, 2024, 05:58:34 pm

On our '92 U240 we removed ours. Go ahead and remove the louvered door as you need all the room you can get. You see the little notch mentioned above I had to go a step further and remove the piece of fiberglass that turns up all the way across. This gave us enough room to lift the radiator out the back. The fan shroud gave us the most trouble but we were able to remove it without cutting it in half. It was held on with either 4 or 6 screws. That was long ago before cameras so no pics.  Ours wouldn't go out the bottom without a lot of cutting and fabricating.

Mike

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Reply #6 – June 26, 2024, 06:28:48 pm

On our 84 ORED I had to remove a portion of the fiberglass between the bumper and the radiator. It is heavy, i know your radiator is heavier than mine was. It took 2 of us to lift it out and also back in. I did this probably 25 years ago, so don't remember for sure if I had to remove the fan blade.

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