{"id":1588,"date":"2015-05-23T10:57:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T01:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2015-05-23T10:57:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T01:57:21","slug":"2000-chevy-astrogmc-safari-radiator-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/2015\/0523\/1588","title":{"rendered":"2000 Chevy Astro\/GMC Safari &#8211; Radiator Swap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2000 Chevy Astro shares all the same mechanical components as its GMC counterpart the Safari.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On this occasion, I swapped out a leaking radiator with a new one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroPlateClear-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"astroPlateClear\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroPlateClear-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroPlateClear-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroPlateClear-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroPlateClear-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroPlateClear.jpg 1959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Removal can get messy, make sure the radiator is drained and hoses are out of the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The transmission fluid lines have small clips that can be difficult to remove without the right tool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/engineBay-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"engineBay\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/engineBay-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/engineBay-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/engineBay-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/engineBay-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/engineBay.jpg 1959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The old radiator, time for retirement. \u00a0Lived a long life, but the stress of Japanese seasons was just to much for this little guy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Poor maintenance may have also promoted to it&#8217;s demise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/oldRadiator-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"oldRadiator\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/oldRadiator-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/oldRadiator-449x600.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/oldRadiator-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/oldRadiator.jpg 1685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The old radiator had a big crack. \u00a0was getting worse due to the heat and pressure changes that happen within the radiator.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/crack-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"crack\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/crack-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/crack-449x600.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/crack-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/crack.jpg 1469w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">New Radiator, waiting for a new home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/newRadiator-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"newRadiator\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/newRadiator-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/newRadiator-600x423.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/newRadiator-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/newRadiator-400x282.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/newRadiator.jpg 1911w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Finished and ready for many more years of keeping your engine cool. \u00a0Just in time for summer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroFinished-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"astroFinished\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroFinished-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroFinished-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroFinished-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroFinished-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mooneyes.co.jp\/moon-garage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/astroFinished.jpg 1959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2000 Chevy Astro shares all the same mechanical components as its GMC counterpart the Safari. 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