Radiator: Description and Operation

WARNING: NEVER spray water on a hot radiator. The resulting steam could cause personal injury.





A crossflow radiator is used on all models. Tanks in this type radiator are located to the right and left of the core. Radiators have an oil cooler with inlet and outlet fittings for transaxle fluid circulation. The core is made of aluminum and is of the crossflow design. It utilizes large tubes that resist plugging, and repairs to the tubes and core are easily made using the hot melt adhesive method. The core is attached to the tanks by clinched tabs on the core that can be bent back if tank or core replacement is required. The tanks are attached to the core by the use of clinched tabs. The clinched tabs can be bent back if the tanks need to be removed from the core. A high temperature rubber gasket is used to seal the mating surface between the core and the tank. The gasket MUST be replaced any time a tank is removed from the core. The transaxle oil coolers are located in the right and left hand side of the radiator side tanks. The oil coolers can be replaced by removing the tanks from the core.