Service Manual — page 244 of 715
Cooling System › Radiator Inspection
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4-18 COOLING SYSTEM
Radiator
• Cover the heat insulation rubber plate [A] on the radiator
[B] as shown.
Slits [C] of Heat Insulation Rubber Plate
• Run the radiator fan motor lead [D] into the slit.
• Insert the upper right mounting bracket [A] to the frame
projection [B].
• Run the radiator fan motor lead correctly (see Cable,
Wire, and Hose Routing section in the Appendix chapter).
• Install the water hoses and clamps (see Cable, Wire, and
Hose Routing section in the Appendix chapter).
• Tighten:
Torque - Water Hose Clamp Screws: 3.0 N·m (0.31 kgf·m,
27 in·lb)
Radiator Bolts: 6.9 N·m (0.70 kgf·m, 61 in·lb)
• Install the removed parts (see appropriate chapters).
Radiator Inspection
• Remove
moval).
the radiator (see Radiator and Radiator Fan Re-
• Check the radiator core.
If there are obstructions to air flow, remove them.
If the corrugated fins [A] are deformed, carefully
straighten them.
If the air passages of the radiator core are blocked more
than 20% by unremovable obstructions or irreparably de-
formed fins, replace the radiator with a new one.
NOTICE
When cleaning the radiator with steam cleaner, be
careful of the following to prevent radiator damage:
Keep the steam gun [A] away more than 0.5 m (1.6
ft) [B] from the radiator core.
Hold the steam gun perpendicular [C] (not oblique
[D]) to the core surface.
Run the steam gun, following the core fin direction.