Radiator cleaning, how to remove top coolant tank to best clean metal fins

[rosnaby]

Shoutout to whoever told me to clean out behind my radiator/condenser when i got stuck in mud like a dumbo… I was underneath the front of the car with a light garden hose behind the radiator fan, spraying engine bay to grille and got so much shit I was actually laughing…. But can someone point me in the right direction of how to remove the top coolant tank just enough to clean the top fins of my radiator too? The amount of debris that came out was so bad idk how the truck hasnt overheated at all and now really want to do the top portion which i could not get to underneath really.

thanks

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[Joe Dirt]

Me personally I would avoid removing that tank. I would just remove the two bolts on the top of the tank and try to position it sideways as you clean. I have toyed with that thought as well.
It is a difficult area to clean pushing debris out. If you have any kind of a multi-use sprayer with a long angled tip that can get in there and actually work gently on the radiator fins. I've used one of these on my previous gens. Hope this helps.
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[bakutheleo]

I took a quick look but could not really tell how much space there is between or its access from below. Maybe make a side-nozzle to connect to a hose by capping a small pipe (1/2" or preferably less) and drilling a hole in its side? Maybe some flexible hose before that?

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