Front heat exchanger swapping


I think they are the same part but I also think you have to pull the motor to get to the rivits to change it.

Someone will correct me it I am wrong....

Tod
 
I always find it alot easier to throw 2 hand grenades under the hood with the engine out, then remove the front heat exchanger with a shop vac............... :wel:

















get a 12 pack and get ready to drill, its alot of fun!!!!!!! :o|
 
Ya! no kidding mrviper. I almost cried when I threw a stud through the darn thing. You would think being in such a vulnarable spot they would have mad them easier to remove (like bolt in). They should go back to the old days of the early 80's when the heat exchanger was up top (srx). Not only functional but they looked cool!
 
If your doing it yourself...take some time out & photo step by step & make small write up about it...maybe a mod can make it a sticky for others to follow...give it some thaught...thanks
 
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I did have the exchanger welded while it was in the sled and the weld held no problem. However the problem is that the top third of the heat exchanger has a tube that runs from one side to the other. The center of the tube is exposed externally. I didn't know this in the begining so we just welded the face of the exchanger. Inside the exchanger, the tube section was damaged so when I filled the system coolant came out on the floor. At first I thought that the stud actually had pierced the backside which we could not see. The only alternative was to remove and this is when we discovered the construction of the exchanger and determined it was unrepairable.
 
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