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After getting down to the belts (with the help of Rudy's guide) I found that both belts havesomething in excess of 1 inch ofmovement. It's hard to tell exactly how much due to the belts hitting the housing before much pressure builds on my finger. I also have a large amount of red dust on most of thesurfaces except where the belts and pulleyshave madecontact. By moving the crank to tighten the long side of the belts I am able to wiggle the tensioners and can feel and hear a clicking sound. The two Honda shops in my area have priced the tensioners at $87.70 and $94.00 each before taxes so I'm rebuilding the old ones and have parts on order. Now the problem.........How do the radiators come off? The book statesto remove the mounting bolt at thetop outside location, remove the radiator from the boss at the bottom, remove 3 hoses and to disconnect wiring, remove radiator. How do you reach the top hose clamps before the radiator is dropped down? I would like to remove the radiators and have a shop clean and check their condition before my parts come in and I start back with the new belts and tensioners.
After getting down to the belts (with the help of Rudy's guide) I found that both belts havesomething in excess of 1 inch ofmovement. It's hard to tell exactly how much due to the belts hitting the housing before much pressure builds on my finger. I also have a large amount of red dust on most of thesurfaces except where the belts and pulleyshave madecontact. By moving the crank to tighten the long side of the belts I am able to wiggle the tensioners and can feel and hear a clicking sound. The two Honda shops in my area have priced the tensioners at $87.70 and $94.00 each before taxes so I'm rebuilding the old ones and have parts on order. Now the problem.........How do the radiators come off? The book statesto remove the mounting bolt at thetop outside location, remove the radiator from the boss at the bottom, remove 3 hoses and to disconnect wiring, remove radiator. How do you reach the top hose clamps before the radiator is dropped down? I would like to remove the radiators and have a shop clean and check their condition before my parts come in and I start back with the new belts and tensioners.
