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Radiator: Service and Repair

1. Disconnect battery ground cable, then discharge and recover air conditioning refrigerant.
2. Drain and recover engine coolant.
3. Remove hood latch from mounting plate, then both headlight assemblies.
4. Remove radiator mounts, then raise and support vehicle.
5. Disconnect forward SIR sensor harness, then remove cooling fan assembly.
6. Disconnect radiator hoses, then transmission oil cooler lines from radiator.
7. Lower vehicle, then remove hood latch support and forward sensor with wiring harness.
8. Disconnect compressor and accumulator hoses from condenser, discarding O-rings.
9. Disconnect coolant overflow line, then remove radiator.
10. Reverse procedure to install, installing new air conditioning O-rings.