Removing The Radiator; Removing The Electric Cooling Fan - APRILIA Atlantic 500 Workshop Manual

Cooling system
Atlantic 500

REMOVING THE RADIATOR

Read carefully (COOLANT) and (PRECAUTIONS
1
AND GENERAL INFORMATION).
Empty the coolant completely, see (REPLACING
COOLANT), in the ENGINE WORKSHOP MANUALS
n°1063 , n°1064 , n°1065 , n°1066 , n°1067
and n°1068 .
1
Remove the leg shield, see (REMOVING THE LEG
SHIELD). 3
2
Remove the front splash guard, see (REMOVING
1
THE SPLASH GUARD).
Remove the heat-reflecting material.
Disconnect the three hoses (1) on the radiator.
5
Unscrew and remove two radiator fastening screws
(2).
CAUTION
Proceed with care.
Do not damage the radiator fins.
Remove the radiator (3) turning it slightly clockwise
and pulling towards the left side of the vehicle.

REMOVING THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN

1
3
2
Read carefully (PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL
INFORMATION).
Remove the radiator, see (REMOVING THE RADIA-
TOR).
Disconnect the electric connection (1) of the electric
4
cooing fan.
Unscrew and remove the three screws (2) that fasten
the electric fan to its support (3).
Remove the electric cooling fan (4).
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Release 00 2002-09