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Old 11-05-2011, 02:20 PM
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Hi guys, just replaced heater core, evap core, and flushed the coolant. Of course did it all with help from this site and a youtube video that was mentioned in another post. Just wanted to thank eveyone! One thing left I wanted to do is dump the reservior but after pulling up on it kinda feels like might break something if I keep pulling up. Is there a trick or something I'm missing? Thanks
 
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Shouldn't break unless plastic has deteriorated. Pull it slightly away form fan shroud, and lift up. No screws are hidden. Lift about 1" and it should come free. I just pulled mine to change radiator this afternoon. If plastic reservoir is brittle, it is time to replace it anyway.
 
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It just is kinda sorta held in by gravity. There are some tabs that line up in slots in the fan shroud. They sometimes are just a bit tricky to get them to let go.
 
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Reservoir has a small bump in the back that keeps it in place. Pry it gently away from the fan shroud in the middle with a standard screwdriver and lift upward at the same time. An interior body panel pry tool works great if you have one.
 
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Yep was the round bump giving me probs, pryed It away and came right out. Thanks again
 



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