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Another one bites the dust (KDP fix)
Old 12-09-2006, 10:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Another one bites the dust (KDP fix)

Did the Killer Dowel Pin today, wanted to give a few lessons learned for future KDP killers

- The Winshield wiper fluid bottle ended up being a bigger hastle than we thought it would be. Remove the hose from the bottom of the bottle first, drain it out (time consuming if you have a lot in there). After the bottle is empty, get the radiator hoses off, and then work the winshield wiper fluid bottle out. Don't pull too hard because the electronic sensors are hooked up to the bottom, pull the bottle up as far as you can and then they easily unhook.

- The TST instructions told us to loosen the bolts in the fan support bracket before pulling the fan out, and pulling the shroud, fan, and fan support bracket all out together. It is much easier to get the fan out before removing the fan support bracket.

- My dad and I borrowed an air chisel from our neighbors and used it against the 35mm bolt on the fan. It came right loose and then we were able to screw it out with the fan easy. People spend hours trying to get this fan loose but the air chisel had it loose in seconds.

When reassembling, put the oil fill tube back on before the fan support bracket .

Hope these pointers help, probably old news for a lot of people but hopefully I can save a few CTD owners a couple minutes with these steps

Phil
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