On Thu, 6 Oct 1994, Drew Jenkins wrote: > > Nope. I caught amost all of mine in an oil drain pan and recycled > it. > > Did you recycle it back into the engine? Or was it recycled at your > local recycle center? Local recycle center. Cost me a couple of bucks and one garage for 5 gallons, and free at another. > I thought the purpose of flushing the coolant was to clear out the > scum and introduce *fresh* coolant with the chemical additives at > their highest. (Sorta like changing oil after 3k miles). Right. You shoulda seen the little tiny flakes of aluminum that came out of there... > So, this bears the question... Should the coolant be replaced with > fresh stuff? Or, filter and recycle back into the engine. (I've > already bought new coolant so I'm changing it anyway). Never put it back. It's not that expensive.
-- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379
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