Daves1940Buick56S Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Well it's radiator pull time as outlined in my overheating thread. The water pump is already out. I have a lot of experience pulling the radiator on the '40 but this is the first time on the '38. I appears the hood assy is held on by 2 bolts: one up under the cowl that is accessed from behind the dash and one just above the radiator. There seems to be a cross brace above the radiator with 2 bolts on each end. Then the usual 3 bolts on each side of the radiator. Then tilt back towards the engine and out. I may have to pull the alternator to get it out of the way. Does this seem correct? Anything I am missing or tricks to know? Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenz38 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Correct 👍🏼... Take a cardboard plate onto the Rad Core to save it for damaging while you pull the Rad out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daves1940Buick56S Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 Oh yeah on the cardboard. Saves your knuckles too. Everything went well today, radiator is out. Only had 2 stubborn bolts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball8man Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Dave: Correct. You may want to leave the chrome center strip on the hood upon removal. Also, you may want to remove the generator for more room for the radiator removal. The cardboard is a 'given' to save the radiator from damage during the water pump removal process; including your knuckles. In addition, if you have any small oil leaks coming from the timing chain cover you can remove the timing chain cover and install a new gasket. Lawence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daves1940Buick56S Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Lawrence: yeah we took the hood off as a unit. Interesting point on the timing chain cover. I will check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Does the bottom edge of the timing cover set on the front lip of the pan as it does in later engines?. Put another way, does the oil pan bolt to the bottom of the timing cover? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daves1940Buick56S Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 Ben - no I dont think so. I went all round the timing cover to see if any leaks. None I could see and the cover is free of the pan. However I did see, as the very front pan fastener, a nut and bolt! I guess the block threads stripped. If I have to pull the pan it's going to be a witch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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