[s-cars] What coolant to use? other questions

[LL - NY]

I just thought of an expensive ($8), but potential pump lube that
could be used to flush a system. Redline Water Wetter. No glycols,
essentially a surfactant (so it cleans oils) and it contains lube for
the pump impeller and corrosion inhibitors. Flush, drain, flush, fill
with distilled (to help clean) and the appropriate amount of
WaterWetter, drive for a few days, drain and fill with the coolant of
choice. This may be overkill but it'll probably carry any remaining
old coolant with the Water Wetter fill as an insurance policy.

My $0.02, sticking by Pentosin Blue....

LL - NY 

On 5/20/05, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
> Ivan,
> 
> Yes, the Lubro-Moly products are great.  The difficult part is flushing
> everything out after use since there is no good way to pressure flush-
> just drain and fill and drain and fill ...
> 
> I suppose you saw white deposits on aluminum parts (corrosion) .  I
> would only be concerned if I saw lots of rust and sediment, as this is
> what the cleaners target.  They aren't going to clean up aluminum for
> fear of perforating the radiator, unless it's a place that sells
> radiators. ;-)
> 
> The fresh water and cleaner is the best way for a diy cleaning.   The
> cleaner directions will direct how long you can leave it in.  If you
> drain
> into a container you can see any sediment or scale that was removed
> and then know if the  cleaning was worthwhile.
> 
> I always wonder why all those new hoses are on the shelf instead of
> installed as I pour in $25 of new coolant when I hate surprises so
> much. :-)
> 
> Tom '95 S6
> 
> 
> On May 20, 2005, at 10:29 AM, Ivan Demkovitch wrote:
> 
> > Tom,
> >
> > Ok. Let's say I decided to go with Pink coolant.
> > http://www.germanautoparts.com/chemicals/Coolants/Lubro-Moly#1
> >
> > If I use this product I should be able to clean up all system.
> >
> > Do you think it's safe to do initial fill up using water and this
> > cleaner?
> 
> >
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