It's been a while since I've worked on my friend's 86 Civic. I believe the
radiator is held in place by brackets. The radiator itself is not bolted to
the frame but is held in place with pegs which fit into rubber grommets on
the brackets. All you have to do is unbolt the top brackets.

If you need pictures try searching for "3rd gen Civics".

Good Luck!

JW

"doug" <dougejNOSPAM@SPAMFREEhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My trusty 1987 Civic has started leaking coolant - and the source of the
> leak is appears to be the lower tank on the radiator. Problem is, the way
it
> is ibnstalled the lower tank is almost completely obscured by what looks
> like a frame rail. I've been trying to figure how to pull the radiator,
but
> I'm stumped - I can't figure out if it comes out from the top or the
bottom.
>
> Could someone PLEASE give me some advice on the how to do remove the
> radiator, or a link to the same. TIA.
>
> Doug
>
>