I found brand new radiators listed over on E-Bay for $149.00. I bought one and found it to be a high quality american made replacement part.
Ron
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 9:12 PM Subject: Re: Radiator is loaded ...
> I'd think that anything that would dissolve the deposits would be > hard to get rid of, legally. > A new radiator cost me $200, second day air from Busdepot. > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > Western Washington State, USA > > > At 5/15/2006 11:43 AM, Zoltan wrote: > >I notice that the old radiators are not efficient anymore, being so > >loaded with deposits. > >I am sure there is a way to take them out, fill them up with an > >agent that would loosen and dilute the deposits without harming the > >radiator and then just rinse them out. Maybe repeat the process and > >then you have a "new" radiator. > >I think, many of us would be happy with this way of getting a well > >workingn rad. instead of buying a new one. This way would be cheaper. > >Any reason why it should not be done? > >If yes, what is that agent that would do it? > >Zoltan > |
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