It's spring! Clean those rads!

[Rob175]

Those pictures look like there was MORE in there than your typical road debris. Looks like critters like mice, rats or even birds made a home for a good long time.

I cleaned mine without removing all of those parts on my 98'. Did I clean it out 100%, probably not, but maybe 80%... but my temps are all "normal" year round.

I accessed through the little front vents using a combination of first a flexible tube super powerful vacuum and a bent wire tool. After I got most all of the visible leafs, cigarette butts and paper scraps I then switched to a water spray, again with a flexible tube to direct the water.

The debris I removed was on the driveway after the job was done...all temps normal and it took a couple of hours. I suggest you try a similar task first. I don't have a lift, and I really didn't want to disassemble the front end, because I don;t think I have much if any debris BETWEEN the two radiators....I could be wrong but the heat and AC work great and as I've said my temps are all normal.