Re: Re:coolant woes

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.6.32.19981230220851.007a13e0@cadvision.com> Leah Mueller writes:

> Luke, hopefully others will have more help with this for you, but I was
> about to do the same, when my mechanic said NOT to run chemicals through
> the cooling system. He said that the rad would fall apart.  I hope this is
> not the case for you.  When I read the instructions on these cleaners here
> in Canada it read to drain system, add water, keep in the system for only
> 10 minutes with water and do double flushes with water afterwards before
> putting in the coolant mixture again.

You're always likely to shake something loose with these chemicals -
the older the system, the more you'll get.  The finest passages are
in the radiator, so I always suggest physical removal thereof and
a good blow out in both directions.

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