Cooling System - Radiator/Knuckle Saver
90bmw12 Group 17 RadiatorBulletin Number 17 02 90 (3086)
Woodcliff Lake, NJ July 1990
Service Engineerlng
Tool Tip
SUBJECT: Radiator "Knuckle Saver"
Situation: Performing work on the front of the motor (example - water pump replacement) can be a knuckle "skinning" experience. Radiator damage from tools is also a possibility.
Solution: A sheet of shiny aluminum can be bent (see diagram) so that it hangs down over the face of the radiator (with the fan shroud removed).
This sheet will:
^ protect the radiator from damage;
^ protect your knuckles from damage;
^ the shiny surface will reflect light on the work surface.
Suggested by Wayne Hambrick of Chris Motors BMW, Decatur, Georgia.