My suggestion would be to take out radiator and have it cleaned and tested by a radiator shop; alternatively, put in a new radiator. John '84 7-passenger Macon, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:41 AM Subject: Flushing the Coolant System
> In the next week or two I will be removing my engine. I'm going > to take the opportunity to flush the cooling system at the same > time. > > I've read through the archives and have found basically three > methods of flushing: > > 1) Drain the radiator repeatedly > 2) Add an aftermarket tee somewhere in one of the heater loops > 3) Disconnect heater & rad hoses and backflush > > I'm leaning toward either #2 with no thermostat or #3. #1 sounds > like a lot of work, and #2 with a thermostat won't clean the whole > cooling system. > > Any comments/suggestions? > > tabe johnson > 87 westy/vancouver bc/xtabe@yahoo.com > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > |
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