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83GMCK2500 · 02-05-2013, 11:19 PM

Doghouse.... fan shroud? This thing?

I don't remember what dictates one-piece or two-piece design... What I do is unbolt anything attached to it A/C line, battery cable, upper radiator hose, etc... Then I unbolt it from the upper radiator support, unbolt it from the core support...4 bolts total, 2 bolts on top, 2 on bottom. I can then slide it back along the fan towards the engine, remove the radiator, then slide it forward towards core support and with radiator removed it should clear the fan and slide up.

02-05-2013, 11:19 PM	#2
83GMCK2500 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR from WA State Posts: 1,515	Re: What is involved with taking off the doghouse and cab. Doghouse.... fan shroud? This thing? I don't remember what dictates one-piece or two-piece design... What I do is unbolt anything attached to it A/C line, battery cable, upper radiator hose, etc... Then I unbolt it from the upper radiator support, unbolt it from the core support...4 bolts total, 2 bolts on top, 2 on bottom. I can then slide it back along the fan towards the engine, remove the radiator, then slide it forward towards core support and with radiator removed it should clear the fan and slide up. __________________ Devin 1983 GMC High Sierra 2500, 4x4, RC/LB, 400 S.B., SM-465, NP-208, Corporate 10 bolt & 9.5" 14 bolt 1996 GMC Sierra SLE 3500 DRW, 4x4, EC/LB, Vortec 454, NV-4500, BW-4401, AAM 925 & AAM 1050 1997 GMC Sierra SLT 1500 4x4, Z71/F44, EC/SB, Vortec 350 My Introduction with my '83s History New Daily, the '96