Thanks for the replies. It took me a while, but this was not a "standard:
R&R for a radiator. A piece of the body that goes from fender to fender had
to be removed (just above the grill). There is no way to lift it straight
up - a permanent part of the body structure goes from fender to fender
directly above the radiator. What made this even harder is that the car has
AC, and virtually all of the components had to be removed. No problem - the
AC died years ago, so I just tossed them all. Not a whisp of Freon left.

Doug


"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "doug" <dougejNOSPAM@SPAMFREEhotmail.com> wrote in
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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.
>>
>
>
> If it's like any other Honda or Toyota I've seen, you remove the two upper
> brackets and lift it out. The lower tank has has two pins that sit into
> rubber grommets in the front crossmember.
>
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