Date:         Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:24:35 -0700
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: uncle ron's radiator flush
Comments: cc: vw4x4@FYI.NET
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Eric,
    I am concerned that the previous owner dumped mud
in the system to plug the head leak that is now fixed.
Van runs with high speed fan on in a high temp range
but will come down to normal if I turn the heater on.
Kind of a drag having to turn the heater on when I am
heading up to oregon near Redding.   Any home made
flush remedies welcome, I am thinking orange peels and
lemon.   That citrus approach that prestone uses?
                    gary
Date:    Tue, 13 Apr 2004 23:56:43 -0400
From:    Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: uncle ron's radiator flush

You are wasting your money.  If your rad. is only 3
years old, from
new, and you are running hot, its not the rad.  You
would have had
to dump pure mud in it, and at 3 years old, that would
easily flush
out. What clogs a rad. is the constant heating and
cooling in the rad.
Vanagons don't cycle that fast, giving them longer
life. with clogging.
There is lots of other reasons for a Vanagon to run
hot.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, gary hradek wrote:

> Does anyone have any experiences with busdepot
> radiator flush.   Will it help on a three year old
> radiator that may be plugged by someone adding
> stopleak? How many units should I use? or am I
wasting
> my money.  Anyone know what is the active agent,
> thanks gary
>
http://www.busdepot.com/busdepot/details.jsp?partnumber=2506
>
>
>





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