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Subject:Re: Height to remove rad?
From:Mike Collum
Date:Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:21:08 -0400

I replaced the radiator in my '84 before leaving Hawaii and before I
even knew there WAS a list.  That was about 7 years ago but, as I
recall, I roughly measured the height of the radiator and figured I'd
have to be high enough for the thing to clear when coming out the
bottom.  Then, I believe I used a 4X4 length of wood to act as a spacer
between the jack and the van to achieve that height.

Anyway, the first attempt did the trick.

Mike

Shawn Wright wrote:
> Anyone know off hand how high I need to raise the front end to remove the
> rad on an '88?
>
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> Shawn Wright
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> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
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