Left Coast Geek
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My '48 8N's radiator is completely shot, ordered a new one along with hoses and hardware and stuff, from the store at this site...
While waiting for the parts to get here, I got the old radiator off. I stuck a garden hose with a rubber fitting on the top hose connection, and flushed it at high until the water coming out of the water pump was clear.
btw, when I opened the little drain cock on the side of the block near the oil filter, barely a dribble came out. ...ok, went out there again, and took a heavy duty paper clip and poked in that drain valve, and lots of dark grey muddy looking stuff came out and now the dribble is a little better...
SO... is there anything else I can do to better clean out the cooling system? I know some engines recommend doing a 'citrus acid flush' to remove deposits...
While waiting for the parts to get here, I got the old radiator off. I stuck a garden hose with a rubber fitting on the top hose connection, and flushed it at high until the water coming out of the water pump was clear.
btw, when I opened the little drain cock on the side of the block near the oil filter, barely a dribble came out. ...ok, went out there again, and took a heavy duty paper clip and poked in that drain valve, and lots of dark grey muddy looking stuff came out and now the dribble is a little better...
SO... is there anything else I can do to better clean out the cooling system? I know some engines recommend doing a 'citrus acid flush' to remove deposits...