Hello,

This weekend my 2000-v40 sprung a leak in the radiator and it looks like I need to replace. I need to get my baby back on the road quick, and the local shop just told me they're a week out on appointment slots!

So... I'm wondering if I can source my own replacement rad, how feasible this project would be to do in my driveway? I have a fairly good handle on mechanics, and I used to do almost everything myself on my old 1964 122s, so looking at it, it seems like I could possibly handle the replacement myself.

One shop I talked to said that the rad has to come out through the bottom -- is this true? Not that it's a big deal to jack it up to get clearance, but when i was looking it over it seemed like it might have clearance coming out the top.

So are there any hidden catches or considerations that might be a roadblock to trying this myself? My old '64 was of course as simple as a tractor, but these newer V's are all high-tech and much more of an origami-folding and compacting of parts!

Any advice greatly appreciated. Used to hang and converse all the time in the old vintage section of this site and loved it as a resource for shade-tree mechanics!

Thanks!