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Subject:Flushing the Coolant System
From:tabe johnson
Date:Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:41:08 -0400

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

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