Flex-a-Lite 56484 User Manual

Camaro Radiator and Fan Combo #56484

Fits 1982-1992

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

REMOVAL OF EXISTING FAN AND SHROUD ASSEMBLY: NOTE:Your vehicle components may very

1. Make sure the engine is cool!

2. Disconnect negative (-) battery cable from battery.

3. Remove “Z” shaped air ducting between air filter canister and flexible air duct. Note: If your vehicle
comes equipped with a strait forward or other air ducting configuration, remove it. (see detail 1a)

4. Remove remaining flexible air duct attached to intake manifold. Remove intergraded tube leading to
passenger side valve cover. (see detail 1a)

5. Remove air ducting support bracket from top radiator bracket, and remove or detach Air Conditioning
(A/C) lines from shroud.

6. Pull A/C lines away from top of radiator and hold in place over motor; this gets the hoses out of the way
for better access. Tip: Try using long zip ties to secure loose objects in place as needed.

7. Remove electric fan or clutch fan at this time

8. Release wire loom from mounts on lower metal support bracket (supporting bottom radiator hose). Pull
bottom radiator hose out of bracket. (see detail 2)

9. Remove the bolts holding together the following items:

a. Power steering cooling lines.
b. Lower frame cross member.
c. Plastic bottom fan bracket. Note: You later will be reusing metal support bracket, plastic bottom

fan bracket and bolts during new radiator/ electric fan installation. (see detail 7)

14. Remove radiator cap and drain radiator; drain valve on passenger side at bottom.

15. Disconnect the following:

a. Overflow hose leading to coolant reservoir.
b. Bottom radiator hose from radiator and let remaining coolant drain.
c. Top radiator hose from radiator.

16. Remove the bolts (4) securing top radiator bracket to top cross member and top of radiator. Note: Save
the bolts to be reused later. (see detail 1b on page 1)

17. Pull the original radiator up & out from the engine compartment then set it aside. (see detail 3)

18. Clean out any debris (leaves, bugs, dirt, coolant) from bottom cross member where original radiator use
to rest.

(Detail 1a)

Wire loom

Wire loom
mounts

Flexible air duct

Top radiator bracket

(Detail 1b)

Showing lower
cross member w/
radiator removed

Clean debris
from this space

(Detail 2)

(Detail 3)

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INSTALLATION OF NEW FAN AND SHROUD ASSEMBLY:

1. Start by removing the bottom rubber radiator mounts. Trim the rubber mounts flat across the top to
allow for the flat bottomed FAL radiator to sit flush on top of them. (see detail 4) Reinstall rubber
mounts, located back to original positions.

2. Gently lower the fan mounted radiator into engine compartment and place the radiator on top of the
rubber mounts. Note: Installing the radiator at this point will be complicated by power steering lines on
driver’s side. You may need to slightly modify location of lines to fit space with radiator side tank. Shift
radiator side to side until centered. (see detail 5)

3. Attach bracket pt. #56403 to radiator top but do not tighten. Aligning bracket slots to brass inserts and
use 2 ea. 5/8” long ¼-20 bolts and flat washers provided. (see detail 6)

4. Attach lower half of bracket #56403 to upper cross member reusing the bolts (2) saved from step #16
of the removal instructions but do not tighten yet.

5. Verify radiator base is nested inside lower cross member on top of rubber mounts then tighten all bolts
thru bracket #56403. The radiator should be secured at this point.

6. From below the vehicle, thru the lower frame cross member, reuse saved bolts (2) from step #13 of the
removal instructions and reinstall:

a. Power steering cooling lines.
b. Plastic bottom fan bracket and metal support bracket assembly. (see detail 7&8)

7. Reattach bottom radiator hose and replace hose into metal support bracket.

8. Reattach wire loom to mounts on metal support bracket.

9. Remove barbed hose fitting with 1/8” NPT thread from hardware kit and screw into radiator filler neck.
Attach overflow hose leading to coolant reservoir.

10. Reattach top radiator hose.

(Detail 4)

Trim line

(Detail 5)

Upper cross
member

Metal support
bracket

Plastic bottom
fan bracket

(Detail 6)

Bracket
#56403 shown
mounted

(Detail 7)

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