Hello Bob,
Morgan? Since no two are alike... ;-) Yours is a 60's Plus 4?
Suggest you borrow a lift for a few hours and follow Owen's
suggestion. Your cowl may be painted together..., and the newer cars
often have heavy underseal up there, not to mention dealing with
custom wing beading. Why disturb all that?
My 1998 Plus 8 had a warranty radiator when newish and was swapped
out from below. The rack needed to be loosened and tie rods moved out
of the way. I had to center the steering wheel later, so block the
wheels first if you need to do that.
You're in Roanoke, right? Worst case, Morgan Fuller can do it for you
in Upperville. There isn't much Fuller doesn't know about the way
Morgans over here of all vintages go together. I'd not trust anyone
else though! Currently he's working out of here:
<http://www.britishandclassics.com/test/index.asp> Not around the
corner of course. 140 miles from me in Goochland too.
Regards,
William
R-11953
MSCC 9096
At 07:10 PM 7/21/2012, you wrote:
I am at that age where jacking way up and crawling around on the
ground isn't as inviting as it used to be. With no one around who
even knows what a Morgan is within a couple of hundred miles, I
can't let one of our local shadetree mechanics near it. The bonnet
removal is easy, I have done it several times as well as the
grille. I have seen many pictures with the cowl removed so I
figured it probably was a fairly simple procedure and with masking
tape protecting the paint around the edges I hoped it would be easy to do?
bob
On Jul 21, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Owen Jenkins wrote:
> Why not install the radiator from below? Jack the car up as high
as you can, support on axle stands at max. height, disconnect the
fan and so the change from below. I did this without difficulty
some years ago in my 4/4.
>
> Regards,
> Owen.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jones" <[email protected]>
> To: "mogtalk2" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 11:22 PM
> Subject: [mogtalk2] Cowl Removal
>
>
> Folks
>
> How hard is it to remove a cowl on a Plus 4? I have a alloy
radiator to install and it seems that with no cowl, the radiator
could be dropped right in.
>
> Thanks
>
> bob
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