Re: Coolant filters

["Jesse Lavallee" <mirage@ntcnet.com>]

Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>
> At 02:30 99-03-18 -0500, Stephen Bigelow wrote:
> 
> >yeah, yeah, I know it's advertising drivel written for the truck mag.....but
> >it's also all I could find, ok?
> >
> >http://www.automedicsupply.com/bosch4.html
> >
> >hey, they've got coolant filters, too!
> 
> Excellent idea, IMO. I recently had to replace my auxillary coolant pump,
> although it was only 4 years old. I disassembled the old unit and found
> that the impeller was seized, because rust particles which normally flow
> with the coolant actually stick to the impeller, which has a magnet inside.
> I was first thinking about fitting a powerful magnet to the bottom of the
> expansion tank and cleaning it periodically, but installing a filter sounds
> like a much better idea. Anyone care to comment?

My dad puts coolant filters on all his stuff, and he's _never_ had to 
replace a water pump in my memory.  I haven't yet put one on my 5kS, 
but plan to this summer.  One thing: putting it in the hot line to 
the heater core reduces your heater output, so I'd probably try to 
avoid putting it there.

____-Jesse _____________________________________________