Are there any tricks or important steps I need to know about when I replace my radiator in my 99 Mercury Mountaineer. It's a V8 5.0. The last radiator I replaced was on a mid 70's Ford pick up.

Tho only difference would be the electrical connections for the radiator fan (your 70's truck had a belt), it is pretty much the same thing and probably somewhat easier. Drain it first, then you'll need to remove the trans lines, hoses, the top support, bolts that hold the radiator to the frame and the attachments of the fan to the radiator-it shouldn't be a hard job, the