Re: Model 1100 radiator removal

Posted by BillP On 2012/10/15 12:16:49

Thanks, good point. My back is already shot; that's why the car's been sitting so long.

Years ago, I bought a wood splitter and brought it home in the back of the pickup. A part of the house garage is under the attic. I went up there, spanned a half-dozen joists with a stack of 2x6s and poked a hole in the drywall ceiling of the garage. I wrapped a chain around the 2bys and dropped the hook down through the hole, attached a chain fall to the hook and the other end to the wood splitter. Prayed, hoisted up the splitter and drove out from under it briskly. Lowered it down and patted myself on the back.

That hook has been unemployed all these years. I think I'll use it to lift the radiator. If all goes well, I'll post a pic. If not, watch for the exciting story and pictures at eleven.