HAVE A 1996 BUICK REGAL. HAD A NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED AND A DAY LATER THE CENTER NUTS OF THE COOLING FANS WORE A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. THE NEW RADIATOR WAS NOT A FACTORY RADIATOR. DO YOU KNOW HOW THE FANS ARE MOUNTED TO THE RADIATOR AND IF IT REQUIRES A SPACER TOP AND BOTTOM OR IS THERE A BRACKET THAT GOES WITH THE RADIATOR?
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The fans don't mount to the radiator they mount to the radiator support.There are bolts on top and bottom of the fans that hold them to the radiator support.It's possible the radiator was not sitting in the proper location and have that happen also.The rubber insulators for the radiator have locating tabs that they go into to properly align the radiator in the radiator support.
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I NEED TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THEY INSTALLED THE TOP FAN BRACKET TO THE RADIATOR. THEY MOUNTED THE FAN SUPPORT RIGHT TO THE RADIATOR. THERE ARE FOUR HOLES ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR. THEY RAN A BOLT AND NUT THROUGH TWO OF THE HOLES TO SUPPORT THE FANS BRACKET. AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS DONE BY THE FAN NUTS TO THE RADIATOR THEY PUT A SPACER(USED A BIGGER NUT FOR SPACER) IN BETWEEN THE FAN MOUNTING BRACKET AND THE RADIATOR WHICH MOVED THE FANS AWAY FROM THE RADIATOR. THE COMPANY IS CLAIMING WE HIT SOMETHING WHICH CAUSE THE RADIATOR TO HIT THE FANS THAT CAUSED THE TWO HOLES. WE BELIEVE THEY INSTALLED THE RADIATOR WRONG. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET A PICTURE OF A FACTORY RADIATOR AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE FANS? OR CAN I SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE RADIATOR TO SHOW YOU WHERE THEY MOUNTED IT?
Reply to Davo/diablo666's Post: I NEED TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THEY INSTALLED THE TOP FAN BRACKET TO THE RADIATOR. THEY MOUNTED THE FAN SUPPORT RIGHT TO THE RADIATOR. THERE ARE FOUR HOLES ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR. THEY RAN A BOLT AND NUT THROUGH TWO OF THE HOLES TO SUPPORT THE FANS BRACKET. AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS DONE BY THE FAN NUTS TO THE RADIATOR THEY PUT A SPACER(USED A BIGGER NUT FOR SPACER) IN BETWEEN THE FAN MOUNTING BRACKET AND THE RADIATOR WHICH MOVED THE FANS AWAY FROM THE RADIATOR. THE COMPANY IS CLAIMING WE HIT SOMETHING WHICH CAUSE THE RADIATOR TO HIT THE FANS THAT CAUSED THE TWO HOLES. WE BELIEVE THEY INSTALLED THE RADIATOR WRONG. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET A PICTURE OF A FACTORY RADIATOR AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE FANS? OR CAN I SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE RADIATOR TO SHOW YOU WHERE THEY MOUNTED IT?
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I NEED TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THEY INSTALLED THE TOP FAN BRACKET TO THE RADIATOR. THEY MOUNTED THE FAN SUPPORT RIGHT TO THE RADIATOR. THERE ARE FOUR HOLES ON TOP OF THE RADIATOR. THEY RAN A BOLT AND NUT THROUGH TWO OF THE HOLES TO SUPPORT THE FANS BRACKET. AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS DONE BY THE FAN NUTS TO THE RADIATOR THEY PUT A SPACER(USED A BIGGER NUT FOR SPACER) IN BETWEEN THE FAN MOUNTING BRACKET AND THE RADIATOR WHICH MOVED THE FANS AWAY FROM THE RADIATOR. THE COMPANY IS CLAIMING WE HIT SOMETHING WHICH CAUSE THE RADIATOR TO HIT THE FANS THAT CAUSED THE TWO HOLES. WE BELIEVE THEY INSTALLED THE RADIATOR WRONG. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET A PICTURE OF A FACTORY RADIATOR AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE FANS? OR CAN I SEND YOU A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGE RADIATOR TO SHOW YOU WHERE THEY MOUNTED IT?
The fan does not bolt to the radiator but to the radiator support.If they bolted it to the radiator that is why the new radiator is bad now.No spacers are required even with an after market radiator.
Edited by diablo666 on November 26 2005 at 3:39 PM
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Reply to Davo/diablo666's Post: WE NEED TO KNOW WAHT THE RADIATOR SUPPORT IS. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO? IS IT PART OF THE RADIATOR OR IS IT A SEPERATE PIECE? WHERE IS THIS RADIATOR SUPPORT? CAN YOU SEND PICTURES?
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