Flushing a cooling system

oliver1755 · Feb 13, 2014

Hey Guys,
Looking for some ideas/suggestions on what has worked best for you all to flush and clean a cooling system on a tractor. I'm getting ready to do it on my 550 and was just curious on what you have done and what worked best for you?
Thanks in Advance

oliver90owner · Feb 13, 2014

Your tractor is likely young enough to have been antifreezed, and pressurised systems need far less topping up than atmospheric systems. It is likely only needing the radiator back flushing. As they are old I might entrust any more severe flushing to a professional if I were not confident to clean it out with methanoic or ethanoic acid.

I have knocked liners from an old block where the build up behind number four prevented nearly all the circulation around the sleeve. Probably drained, rather than antifreezed, and refilled with hard water for years on end.

Flushing a cooling system

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