09-10-11, 08:34 AM
I took the rad off of one of mine that was almost the same as yours!
I wire brushed the excess rust off the nuts first & used 'DUCK OIL' which is an inexpensive penetrating oil that I have been using over 20 years now.
Female 'TORX' sockets are what I used to get a couple off as they were that corroded I could not get a standard metric sized 3/8's drive socket on them, but as has been said before ALL of them came off & the threads were fine.
P.S dont forget to clean the ports up with a small drill with a brush on as if it's not perfectly clean you will get a blow from the front pipes! (I learned the hard way : / )
I wire brushed the excess rust off the nuts first & used 'DUCK OIL' which is an inexpensive penetrating oil that I have been using over 20 years now.
Female 'TORX' sockets are what I used to get a couple off as they were that corroded I could not get a standard metric sized 3/8's drive socket on them, but as has been said before ALL of them came off & the threads were fine.
P.S dont forget to clean the ports up with a small drill with a brush on as if it's not perfectly clean you will get a blow from the front pipes! (I learned the hard way : / )