Radiator fan replacement

To just replace the radiator fan do you have to drain the coolant and remove the radiator, or can you leave the radiator hoses connected and just remove the fender brace, the rad support frame and then the fan housing?

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[Wayne 962]

I believe that it's possible to remove the fans from the radiators without actually disconnecting the radiator hoses. However, I have never done it in this order, so I will copy this question to the forums so that someone there can confirm?

- Wayne

[JFP in PA]

Yes, the fans can be swapped out without draining the cooling system; you will need to remove a bunch of things that are in the way, which is not hard, but is time consuming. Be sure to clean out the accumulated crud in the area as well.